Materials:

1. BBC Languages – Portuguese: BBC Languages provides a variety of resources, including audio and video lessons, as well as cultural insights to help reinforce language learning.
2. Brazilian National Library Digital Collection – Explore digitized materials, books, and documents in Portuguese from the Brazilian National Library’s digital collection. It offers a glimpse into the literary and historical aspects of the language.
3. Digital Dialects – Portuguese Games: Digital Dialects provides free-to-use language games for learning phrases, numbers, useful vocabulary, spelling, and grammar in Portuguese.

In addition, we will use the following OER (Open Educational Resources):

1. http://www.oercommons.org/courses/portuguese-communication-exercises/view (Podcasts using everyday speech in Portuguese).
2. http://www.oercommons.org/courses/l%C3%ADngua-da-gente/view (A series of brief video clips with native Portuguese speakers).
3. https://www.oercommons.org/courses/ta_falado (This is a great resource for those already familiar with some Spanish, as it builds on comparisons between the two languages).

Sources for quizzes, assignments, and homework include:

1. Spotify Playlists:

• Beginner Portuguese with Music
• Bossa Nova Essentials
• Samba Hits!
• MPB: The Best of Brazil
• Modern Funk Carioca

2. YouTube Channels

• Bossa Nova Cafe
• Música Brasileira Hoje
• Rio Rhythms