Portuguese I
An introduction to Brazilian Portuguese for students with no prior knowledge of the language, taught entirely in Portuguese as part of MIT's coordinated language lab program. The course builds basic oral expression, listening comprehension, and elementary reading and writing skills, with vocabulary and grammar developed through active communication exercises rather than translation drills. Alongside language mechanics, the course introduces the culture of Portuguese-speaking countries, with particular attention to Brazil. Materials on MIT OpenCourseWare include the syllabus and course structure used in MIT's language lab sequence. It suits complete beginners looking for a structured first course in Portuguese, though it functions best as a foundation course rather than a stand-alone self-study resource since it was designed to accompany in-class lab sessions.