Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 1, 11A, Portuguese Language Assessment Interview, or enrollment in any Portuguese course. Designed to help beginner and intermediate students of Portuguese language improve their conversation skills through discussions, presentations, participation in events, and other communicative situations. Among other elements of speech, use of formal and informal speaking styles. Use of appropriate vocabulary to discuss issues relevant to students' lives and to Afro-Luso-Brazilian culture. P/NP or letter grading.