Communication Skills and Techniques

Code:

CINF033

Acronym:

TECOM

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor of Arts in Information Science

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CINF	51	Plano Oficial a partir de 2008/2009	1	-	5	4	4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Development of cognitive, formative and affective dimensions of language; Development of linguistic, sociolinguistic and communicative competence; Acquisition of oral and written communication skills useful for effective action in various situations of use.

Learning outcomes and competences

Development of cognitive, formative and affective dimensions of language; Development of linguistic, sociolinguistic and communicative competence; Acquisition of oral and written communication skills useful for effective action in various situations of use.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Communication: - Communicative Act - interactive Act - Components of communicative act - The functions of communication - Semiotic material , verbal, nonverbal, paraverbal Oral Communication: - Specificity of the oral mode (co-presence of interlocutors, strong contextual dependence; mobilizing different types of semiotic elements) - From spontaneous speech to prepared speech - Some communication techniques: the report, the presentation / exhibition; debate ... Written Communication: - Steps in drafting process: planning; textualization; review - Structural principles of the text: coherence and cohesion - Structure of some academic, journalistic and business writings: the report, the summary, the comment, the press release, the opinion article, the corporate presentation. Text and discourse: - The variety and functionality of discursive genres - The compositional heterogeneity of the texts - narrative, descriptive, argumentative, explanatory textual sequences Enunciation: - Statement vs. Sentence - Enunciation; Speech modality - Linguistic Registers.

Mandatory literature

Adam, Jean-Michel; Les textes: types et prototypes, Nathan, 1992
Adam, Jean-Michel; Linguistique textuelle. Des gentes de discours aux textes, Nathan, 1999
Akmajian, Adrian et alii; Linguistics. An Introduction to Language and Communication
Bassolds, M. e Torrent, A.; Modelos textuales: teoria y práctica, 1997
McLuhan, Marshall; Understanding media: the extensions of man, London, Routledge, 2007
Oléron, Pierre; A Argumentação, Europa-América, 1985

Comments from the literature

Other studies will be provided at the very beginning of the classes. Other bibliographic information will be given as needed.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-Pratical classes and Tutorial classes

keywords

Humanities > language sciences > Linguistics
Social sciences > Communication sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	70,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	77,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de investigação	31,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Frequency of 75% of classes, except in the cases provided by law. Positive note in the test / exam and practical work.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final examination: 70%; Research paper: 30%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

According to FLUP regulation

Observations

Teaching language: Portuguese