Communication Skills and Techniques

Code:

CINF033

Acronym:

TECOM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Language Sciences

Instance: 2018/2019 - 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	55	CINF - Study Plan	1	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

• Development of linguistic, sociolinguistic and communicative skills.


• Acquisition of oral and written expression and communication techniques for an efficient performance in different usage situations.

Learning outcomes and competences

• Acquisition of linguistic, sociolinguistic and communicative competence.


• Acquisition of efficient oral and written communication techniques in different communicative situations.

 

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Communication. Communicative act.
1.1. To communicate as an interactive act.
1.2. Communication bi and unidirectional. 
1.3. Communication and situational context.
1.4. What is said and what is implied. 
2. The oral and the written.
2.1. Specificities of the oral. 
2.2. Specificities of the written. 
2.3. Oral and written in the age of instant communication. 
3. Rhetoric. 
3.1. Very brief history of rhetoric.
3.2. Persuasion and communication.
3.3. Rhetorical operations and the communication in the 21st century.
3.4. Plan and parts of speech.
3.5. Rhetoric and oratory.
3.5.1. To speak in public - the challenges.
3.5.2. Gesture, intonation, movement.
4. Oral communication
4.1. Spontaneous discourse vs. prepared discourse
4.2. Preparing oral speech. 
4.3. Techniques and types of oral communication:
4.3.1. Report.
4.3.2. Presentation/exposition  
4.3.3. Debate   
4.3.4. Synthesis
4.3.5. Critical review
5. Written communication
5.1. Preparing a written text. 
5.2. From text to rewriting.
5.3. Text principles - cohesion, coherence.
5.4. Discourse modalities.
5.4.1. Textual and discursive heterogeneity.
5.4.2. Text sequences. 
5.5. Techniques and types of written communication:
5.5.1. Description / Ekphrasis.
5.5.2. Paraphrasis.    
5.5.3. Summary
5.5.4. Reading report / review.
5.5.5. Report. 
5.5.6. Dissertation. 
5.5.7. Opinion article.
5.5.8. Divulgation article. 
5.5.9. Scientific article.

Mandatory literature

Adam, Jean-Michel; Les textes: types et prototypes, Nathan, 1992
Booth, Wayne C.; The Rhetoric of Rhetoric. The Quest for Effective Communication, Blackwell Publishers, 2004
Cunha. C. & L. F. Cintra; Nova Gramática do Português Contemporâneo, Lisboa, João Sá da Costa,, 1984
Duarte, I.; Língua Portuguesa. Instrumentos de Análise, Lisboa, Universidade Aberta, 2000
Ericson, Jon M.; Murphy, James J.; Zeuschner, Raymond B.; The Debater's Guide, Southern Illinois University Press, 2003 (3rd edition)
Fonseca, F. I.; Gramática e Pragmática: estudos de Linguística Geral e de Linguística Aplicada ao ensino do Português, Porto, Porto Editora, 1994
Fromkin, V. A.; Rodman, R.; Hyams, N.M; An Introduction to Language, Heinle & Heinle, , 2006
Mateus; M. H. et alii; Gramática da Língua Portuguesa, Lisboa, Caminho, 2003
Mateus, M.H. e Cardeira, E.; Norma e Variação. O Essencial sobre Língua Portuguesa, Lisboa, Caminho, 2007
Raposo, E.P. E. B., Nascimento, M. F. B., Mota, M. A., Segura, L. & Mendes, A. (Eds.); Gramática do Português, vols 1 e 2, Lisboa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2013

Comments from the literature

Other bibliographic information will be given as needed.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical lessons, with an expositive part supplemented by support textbooks discussions and data discussions; tutorial sessions for research and investigation guidance with group and individual tasks.

keywords

Social sciences > Communication sciences
Humanities > language sciences > Linguistics
Humanities > Literature > Literary criticism

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	52,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Trabalho de investigação	54,00
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

Only the exam can be object of a retake.

Observations

Teaching language: Portuguese