Mission
The Portuguese Language Journal (PLJ) is an initiative to promote and improve the teaching of Portuguese as a foreign language. PLJ also aims to provide a venue to encourage collaboration, research, and exchange of ideas among Portuguese language faculty.

ISSN #1942-0986

PLJ seeks articles exploring the following themes:

• Why study Portuguese?
• How can we promote the teaching of Portuguese as a foreign language?
• How can we increase in enrollment in Portuguese?
• Pedagogical and linguistic research
• Classroom activities and methodologies
• Use of technology in the Portuguese classroom
• Program development for study abroad programs
• Assessment
• New materials
• Teaching Portuguese to Spanish Speakers
• Book reviews

Support from:  US Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center Program

The PLJ is a collaboration between the Center For Latin American Studies at the University of Florida and the Latin American and Iberian Institute at the University of New Mexico.