Advanced Writing Techniques and Technical Writing

Recommended Prerequisites

Level B2 in Portuguese

Teaching Methods

Combination of lectures and exemplification by the teacher (T) with participation of students (S).

M1. (T) Lectures on the topics of the syllabus;

M2. (T) Exemplification of analysis and (re)construction of various types of utterances;

M3. (S) Analysis and (re)construction of various types of utterances by applying learned concepts, structures and methods;

M4. (S) Text correction and comment;

M5. (T & S) Whenever possible, identification of translation problems in analyzed structures;

M6. (T) Individual feedback on texts written by students

Learning Outcomes

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

General competences:

C1. strengthen basic knowledge and competences in terms of understanding how natural languages work in their unity and diversity, from the point of view of description, reception and production.

Specific competences:

C2. master the main concepts concerning the struture and the dynamics of the text unit and apply them to the analysis of  different types of text;

C3. characterize technical text (structure and style);

C4. master techniques for textual manipulation, e.g. rewriting and abridging texts of different types;

C5. master Portuguese syntax;

C6. identify critical areas of Portuguese syntax as compared to other languages;

C7. master techniques and strategies for outlining and writing texts;

C8. produce clear, coherent and formally correct texts.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

P1. Textuality

P1.1. Coherence

P1.2. Cohesion

P1.3. Information organisation

P2. Text typology

P2.1. Summary

P2.2. Tecnhical text

P3. How language works

P3.1. Agreement

P3.2. Argumentation structures

P3.3. Personal pronouns – collocation and reference

P3.4. Punctuation

P4. Techniques and strategies for outlining and writing LSP texts.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria da Conceição Carapinha Rodrigues

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Test - 2 tests (25% + 25%) + In-class participation and assignments (50%): 100.0%

Bibliography

CASTELEIRO, J. M. (org.) 2001. Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa Contemporânea. Academia das Ciências de Lisboa.

DELGADO-MARTINS, M. R. e FERREIRA, H. G. 2006. Português Corrente. Estilos de Português no Ensino Secundário. Lisboa: Caminho.

DIAS, D., Cordas, J. e Mouta, M. 2006. Em português? Claro! Porto: Porto Editora.

HEDGE, T. 1988. Writing. Oxford: OUP.

HOWARD, J. 1988. Words and Their Meanings. London: Longman.

MATEUS, M. H. et al.2003. Gramática da Língua Portuguesa. Lisboa: Caminho.

PERES, J. e MÓIA, T. 1995. Áreas Críticas da Língua Portuguesa. Lisboa: Caminho.

SIMARD, J.-P. 1998. Guide du savoir-écrire. Montréal: Les Editions de L’Homme.

VENTURA, H. e M. CASEIRO. 1992. Dicionário Prático de Verbos Seguidos de Preposições. 2.ª ed. rev. e aumentada. Lisboa: Fim de Século.

Recursos online:

http://www.portaldalinguaportuguesa.org

http://ciberduvidas.sapo.pt/

http://www.priberam.pt/dlpo/dlpo.aspx

http://www.flip.pt

http://dt.dgidc.min-edu.pt/

http://www.infopedia.pt