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Portuguese Language, Literature & Culture
Guide to print and online sources for Portuguese language learning, literature and culture
Librarian for Spanish & Portuguese
Rita Wilson
Contact:
UTSA Libraries -- Main Campus
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, Texas 78249
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, Texas 78249
210-458-7572
Learn Portuguese
While UTSA does not offer classes or a degree in Portuguese, UTSA Libraries does offer learning materials for those interested.
- Transparent Language Online This link opens in a new windowInteractive language learning software includes both European and Brazilian Portuguese. Contains vocabulary flash cards, pronunciation practice, activities/games, language and culture blogs, online social communities, video-based grammar lessons. More than 90 languages offered, including ESL.
Users must create a free account so the tool can track your learning progress. For mobile access, download the Transparent Language app and use login and password from the website under “Go Mobile.”
- Learn a Language Through BiblioTech Digital LibraryBexar County's BiblioTech Digital Library offers access to many online resources from your smart device, including Mango Languages, which provides instruction for more than 70 languages. You must be a Bexar County resident to register. If you are a UTSA student, faculty, or staff member you qualify.
- BiblioTech Digital Library: Magazines in PortugueseBiblioTech offers free online copies of a few current Portuguese-language magazines, including Adego, Areo, Loud!, Mente Cerebro, Sabor, and Harvard Business Review. You must be a Bexar County resident to register. If you are a UTSA student, or faculty or staff member you qualify. Register for an account.
- Google TranslateWith more than 100 supported languages you can translate words, sentences, text and documents into or from your preferred language. Supports uploading and translation of documents including searchable PDFs.
Note: This is machine translation so 100% accuracy in translation and grammar not guaranteed.
Portuguese for kids
- The Piri-Piri Lexicon: Our favourite Portuguese resources for little learnersThe Instituto Camões has a selection of children's books available to read online for free.
Dictionaries, Grammar and Texts
Portuguese: An Essential Grammar by Call Number: E-bookPublication Date: 2018Combining traditional and function-based grammar, the book sets out the complexities of Portuguese in short, readable sections. Provides authentic examples to illustrate grammar in context; focuses on Portuguese as used in Portugal and Africa.
Com Licenca! Brazilian Portuguese for Spanish speakers by Call Number: E-bookPublication Date: 1992Com licena can be used in either regularly paced or highly intensive programs.
A Frequency Dictionary of Portuguese: Core Vocabulary for Learners by Call Number: E-bookPublication Date: 2007A list of the 5000 most commonly used words in Portuguese. Taken from both Portuguese and Brazilian sources, both written and spoken, Provides detailed information including the English equivalent, a sample sentence, and an indication of register and dialect variation.
Moderno Dicionário Inglês-Português, Português-Inglês by Call Number: PC5333 .M579 2000Publication Date: 2000Portuguese/Spanish - Spanish/Portuguese
Collins English-Portuguese, Português-Inglês Dictionary by Call Number: PC5333 .W45 2001Publication Date: 2007
Portuguese Business Dictionary by Call Number: E-bookPublication Date: 2015Business terms of the United States and Brazil and Portugal.
The Routledge Portuguese Bilingual Dictionary : Portuguese-English and English-Portuguese by Call Number: E-bookPublication Date: 2011Compact and up-to-date two-way dictionary provides a comprehensive and modern vocabulary. It is the ideal reference for all users of Portuguese.
Learning Portuguese As a Second Language by Call Number: E-bookPublication Date: 2017Examines the specific effects that schools have on the performance of immigrant students and linguistic minority groups. Especially in the European context this study fills a gap in examining the effects that schools have on these students' performance, taking into account school related factors such as resources and teachers, and the influence of other variables like mother tongue and socioeconomic status.
