Description
Students will be registered for 3 graduate semester credits of Portuguese 5797 through regular Summer Term registration, and the credits will ultimately be posted on their transcript as Portuguese 5501 (3 credits of “Portuguese for Spanish Speakers”). Pass/fail and audit options are not available for this course.
The course consists of two modules:
The first module is entitled Manual de sobrevivência no Brasil (Survival Manual in Brazil) and consists of 60 online contact hours divided with a weekly synchronous activities (usually in the evening EST). This module begins on April 21 and ends in June 13, 2025
The second module is an intensive course in Portuguese, taught June 23-July 11, 2025 in person, in Curitiba. Class will be held for three hours each morning at CELIN, in central Curitiba. Required face-to-face contact hours total 45. Three graduate semester credits. Taught entirely in Portuguese.
Graded credit for successful completion of the program will be issued on an official Ohio State transcript. Ungraded (S/U or Pass/Fail) credit is not available for this program. The content and rigor of the IPAST program are consistent with the academic standards of The Ohio State University.
In the afternoons, participants will be invited to attend free events on language teaching-learning and cultural activities, for additional practice with the Portuguese language and Brazilian culture. (See the Activities tab above for details.)