Oral and Written Communication Skills II

Code:

CL027

Acronym:

TCOE2

Instance: 2014/2015 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Language Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CL	10	CL - Study Plan	2	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- Relate the representative function of language with its communicative and enunciative function;

- Develop the competence of explicit reflection on the portuguese language
- Acquire techniques for oral and written communication in Portuguese in a wide variety of text types;
- Develop grammatical, discursive, social and cultural competences.

Learning outcomes and competences

By the end of the semester, the students should be able to:

- Be aware of the linguistic choices made in each moment of the oral and written productions;

- Analyse and reflect on the various levels of the discourses structure: morphologic; lexical; syntactic; semantic and pragmatic;

- Apply tecnhiques of communication and expression in portuguese in the various text types.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

not applicable

Program

1. Communication

- The communicative act / interactive act;

- Components and conditioning factors of the communicative act;

- The communicative act: between cooperation and conflict;

- Functions of communication;

- Linguistic competence and communicative competence;

- Norm and Usage;

- Linguistic Variation: linguistic varieties and language registers;

- Modes of communication: Spoken and written language;

2. Written Communication

- Stages of the writing process: planning; textualization; revision;

- Grammatical aspects of the writing process: lexic; syntax, semantics, others;

- Principles of textual structure: coherence, cohesion;

- Structure of some academic and business texts:

3. Text and discourse

- Multiplicity and functionality in discourse genres;

- Textual sequences: narrative, descriptive, argumentative, expository/explanatory, injunctive/instructional, dialogal/conversational;

- Compositional heterogeneity of texts;

- Modes of enunciation, modality and modalization of discourse.

Mandatory literature

Henry Boyer; Élements de Sociolinguistique - Langue; Communication et Société, Dunod, 1996. ISBN: 2-10-003255-0
Gillian Brown e George Yule; Discourse Analysis, Cambridge University Press, 1983. ISBN: 0521284759
Isabel Hub de Faria; Emília Ribeiro Pedro e outros; Introdução à Linguística Geral e Portuguesa, Caminho, 2007. ISBN: 9789722110488
KERBRAT-ORECCHIONI, C.; Análise da Conversação, princípios e métodos, Parábola, 2006
LIMA, J. P. de; Linguagem e Acção, da filosofia analítica à linguística pragmática, apaginastantas, 1983
Maria Helena Mira Mateus e outros; Gramática da língua portuguesa, Caminho, 2003. ISBN: 9789722104456
João Andrade Peres e Telmo Móia ; Áreas Críticas da Língua Portuguesa, Caminho, 1995. ISBN: 9789722109987
PEDRO, E R.; Interacção verbal. In Introdução à Linguística Geral e Portuguesa. , Caminho, 1996
PINTO, A. G.; ‘O Fruto Proibido’: Discurso, Interdiscurso e Argumentação in FONSECA, Joaquim (org.), A Organização e o Funcionamento dos Discursos. Estudos sobre o Português, , Porto Editora, 1998
Francis Vanoye; Usos da Linguagem, Martins Fontes, 1997. ISBN: 8533600224

Comments from the literature

Aditional bibliography will be indicated during yhe classes.
All materials used in classes are available in Sigarra.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching / learning process is based on lectures, theoretical/ practical sessions and tutorials in the following proportion:14 lectures; 28 theoretical/practical sessions and 14 tutorials. In lectures and theoretical/practical sessions, the theoretical description of contents is made, followed by the consideration of applied examples and exercises. In the tutorials the analysis and the production of oral and written texts in different contexts are promoted.

The materials used in classes are available on the Sigarra platform.
The mode of evaluation of the CU consists of assessment with final exam. The final grade for the module corresponds to a weighted average of the marks obtained in the components of practical work and written test, with weights of 30%/70% respectively. The final exam is considered only in special cases, as the continuous evaluation is favored.
There is a compulsory 75% attendance.

keywords

Humanities > language sciences > Linguistics

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

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

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	52,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Trabalho de investigação	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Positive note in the test / exam and practical work. Frequency of at least 75% of classes

Calculation formula of final grade

Test: 70%
Practical works:30%
Exam (applicable to special cases): 70%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

Teaching language: Portuguese