PORTUG 1600
Portuguese for Romance Language Speakers I
Intensive and accelerated course especially designed to take advantage of students' knowledge of Spanish and/or other Romance Languages and to promote a more rapid learning of Portuguese. Classes are taught entirely in Portuguese and stress oral communication, basic use of grammar, reading and writing skills. Proficiency in Spanish or another Romance Language is required. 3 units.
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Reviews
Take Portuguese with Prof. Dowell if you want an easy A. If you actually want to learn Portuguese, I'd look for another professor. Great guy, very caring, teaches through humor. Isn't actually fluent in Portuguese though. His slides are in Spanish 80% of the time, and you will occasionally be docked points for writing in Portuguese. Fun class.
2/23/2026
Professor Dowell makes learning Portuguese very fun and approachable. As someone who has never learned another language before (I'm a native Spanish speaker), I was pretty nervous at first but the encouragement and practices Dowell gave me increased my confidence, performance and fun in Portuguese. Just do the assignments and participate!
8/6/2025
Very kind man, and an easy grader. He doesn't have the strongest accent, but he's really passionate about Brazil and makes an effort to continuously learn about the culture and language. He also really enjoys class discussions and fun activities.
12/25/2021