CMLL LanguagePortuguese

Why Portuguese ?

The Portuguese language is spoken all over the world by approximately 191 million people. Various estimates place it as the 6th-8th most widely spoken language in the world. It is widely spoken in Portugal, Brazil, Macau, Goa, Angola, Venezuela, and Mozambique. It is the second most-spoken Latin language in the world. In the US there are more than 500,000 Portuguese native speakers.

Portuguese is closely related to Spanish, and it is very easy for Spanish speakers to learn Portuguese. Portuguese speakers generally can understand people speaking Spanish, and sometimes Spanish speakers understand Portuguese speakers.

TTU offers four-skills instruction in the Portuguese language, Portuguese literature courses, and a graduate minor in Portuguese.

Summer Study in Brazil

 Please visit the TTU Study Abroad page for opportunities in Portugal and Brazil.

Contact

For more information about the Latin Program, please contact:

Coordinator & Associate Professor of Portuguese
Dr. Bernd Reiter