Portuguese Is In! From Less Commonly Taught To Critical To World Language with Célia R. P. Bianconi | Latin American Studies

Portuguese Is In! From Less Commonly Taught To Critical To World Language with Célia R. P. Bianconi

christoffer-engstrom-120435-unsplash Célia R. P. Bianconi – PhD From Boston University’s Department of Romance Studies recently submitted a very interesting and extremely detailed article titled “Portuguese Is In!“, Here is the abstract:

Abstract: This article describes how Portuguese Foreign Language evolved to World Language, concomitant to being classified critical language in United States. By presenting the K-12 background, evidence from authentic material use at STARTALK® Summer Camp shows world preparedness and interdisciplinary sustainability. Our sample shows content alignment for its sociocultural engagement and language learning transferable skills approach: the prospect to apply Portuguese language and culture skills across fields.

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