Writing Practices

Code:

MTSL078

Acronym:

PE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Linguistics

Instance: 2022/2023 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Master of Arts in Translation and Language Services

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MTSL	32	Study plan	1	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students
Obs.: Português

Objectives

The objectives of the course are to lead the students to:    

1. Develop the capacity of explicit reflection on language;

2. Become aware of the linguistic choices made in each moment of the written productions;

3. Analyze and reflect on the various levels of texts structure: morphological, lexical, syntactic, semantic, pragmatic; paratextual;

4. Acquire techniques for written expression and communication in a wide variety of text types/genres;

5. Fulfill the stages of the writing process; search for information; planning; textualisation and revision.

6. Incorporate and automatize self-regulation procedures of the writing competence.

Learning outcomes and competences

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

1. Distinguish and apply the several stages of the writing process: information gathering; planning; textualisation and revision;

2. Recognize the different levels of text organization: morphological; lexical; syntactical; semantic; textual (cohesion and coherence); paratextual, pragmatic and sociolinguictic;

3. Recognize and apply appropriately the rules and conventions of the written texts in several text genres and discourse types;

4. Recognize and apply the appropriate sociolinguistic adaptations according to the function and addressee of the texts;

5. Situate the linguistic deviations in terms of Normative Grammar and Usage;

6. Use  the normalization instruments available more competently (Grammars; Dictionaries; On-line resources)

8. Make an auto diagnosis to the writing and rewrite in function of the necessary improvements.

9. Incorporate and automatize self-regulation procedures of the written competence.

Working method

Presencial

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

not applicable

Program

 

1. Written Communication - Grammatical aspects of the writing process

1.1 Levels of linguistic analysis /structuration: lexicon; syntax, semantics, others;

1.2 Problematic areas for linguistic normalization in Portuguese;

2. Written Communication - Textual aspects of the writing process;

2.1 Stages of the writing process: information gathering; planning; textualisation; revision;

2.2 Principles of textual structure: coherence, cohesion; others;

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

2.4 Compositional heterogeneity of texts;

3. Written Communication - Discursive aspects of the writing proces 

3.1 Text; cotext; context

3.2 Linguistic competence and communicative competence;

3.3 Norm and Usage;

3.4 Linguistic varieties and language registers;

3.5 Types of discourse and genres of text

3.6 Modes of enunciation, modality and modalization in discourse.

Mandatory literature

FONSECA, Joaquim, PINTO, Alexandra Guedes e outros; A organização e o funcionamento dos discursos, Porto Editora, 1998
LIMA, José Pinto de (org.); Linguagem e Acção, da filosofia analítica à linguística pragmática, apaginastantas, 1983
MATEUS, Maria Helena Mira e outros; Gramática da língua Portuguesa, Caminho, 2008
MÓIA, Telmo e PERES, João Andrade; Áreas Críticas da Língua Portuguesa, Caminho, 2003
PEDRO, Emília Ribeiro e outros; Introdução à Linguística Geral e Portuguesa, Caminho, 1996
VANOYE, Francis; Usos da linguagem. Problemas e técnicas na produção oral e escrita, Martins Fontes, 2002
Raposo, E.P. E. B., Nascimento, M. F. B., Mota, M. A., Segura, L. e Mendes, A. (Eds.); Gramática do Português. Vol I e Vol II, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2013

Comments from the literature

Further bibliographical notes will be added in classes.
Other materials useful for the classes are available in Sigarra.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching / learning process is based on lectures and tutorials (39 TP)
In the sessions the theoretical description of contents is made, followed by the presentation and implementation of activities on concrete examples.
In the practical sessions the development of writing assignments related to the matters under consideration is proposed, with a view to their continued monitoring.
The materials used in class (eg, slides, papers, texts) are available in Sigarra platform.
The mode of evaluation of the course consists of assessment without final exam.
The final grade for the course corresponds to a weighted average of the marks obtained in the components of practical works and test, with weights of 50/50. The marks in each of the components has to reach the minimum mark of 10 (out of 20)
There is a compulsory 75% attendance.

keywords

Humanities > language sciences > Linguistics

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	44,00
Estudo autónomo	35,00
Frequência das aulas	39,00
Trabalho escrito	44,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Positive evaluation in the test and in the practical work.
Frequency of at least 75% of classes

Calculation formula of final grade

Test: 50%
Written production works:50%

 

Examinations or Special Assignments

According to the rules in force.

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the regulations in FLUP.

Classification improvement

According to the regulations in FLUP. 

The component "evaluation test" can be subject to grade improvement.

Observations

Teaching language: portuguese