PORTUGUESE
College of Arts and Letters
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Portuguese program emphasizes language, literature and culture and prepares students who are interested in pursuing teaching opportunities in secondary schools and bilingual programs, advanced studies in the language, or work in areas related to the Portuguese-American community in California.
Portuguese is a major foreign language. After Spanish, it is the second most spoken Romance language, with 190 million people in ten nations spread across three continents. Portuguese is the official language in Brazil, Mozambique, Angola and Portugal. Brazil is half of the South American continent with a population of over 150 million and vast natural resources. Portuguese-speaking Africa is also important for its natural resources, especially Angola with its oil deposits. Approximately one million Californians are of Portuguese ancestry.
Requirements - Minor
A minor in Portuguese requires 18 units, 9 of which must be in upper division courses. Consult an advisor in Portuguese.
Faculty
Fausto Avendaño, Joseph Klucas
Contact Information
Bernice Bass de Martinez, Department Chair
Melonie Williams, Administrative Support Coordinator
Mariposa Hall 2051
(916) 278-6333
www.csus.edu/fl
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