Written Communication B1

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

The methods used are those recommended for teaching a non-native language:

• Individual and collective production of different types of written texts;
• Use of revision techniques for text improvement;
• Comprehension/interpretation of written texts;
• Teacher-students and student-student verbal interaction (presentation of topics for writing; preparatory discussion before writing);
• Metalinguistic reflection;
• Theoretical presentation;
• Application of contents taught to situations of use.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students should:

– be able to understand texts written in familiar, standard Portuguese; read/understand formal and informal correspondence concerning everyday matters;

– be acquainted with forms of address and courtesy formulas in Portuguese taking into account the specificities of the written code;

– be able to understand newspaper reports as well as short stories and texts about topics of general and personal interest;

– be able to write coherent and cohesive texts about their experiences, ambitions and personal interests.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Basic notions of linguistic pragmatics

a) Deictic and discursive connectives

b) Textual cohesion: textual and argumentative connectors;

c) Textual coherence.

2. Textual typology

a) primarily descriptive text

b) primarily narrative text

c) primarily argumentative text

d) letters (formal and informal), notes, cards and e-mail messages

e) utilitarian texts: applications, CVs, etc.

3. Topics for composition

- Environment

- Family

- Employment, unemployment and occupations

- Sports/Leisure

- Health

- East/West

Head Lecturer(s)

Judite Manuela Silva Nogueira Carecho

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Final exam: 40.0%
Continuous assessment: 60.0%

Bibliography

1. DICIONÁRIOS

Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (2013). Porto: Porto Editora.

Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa Contemporânea (2001). Lisboa: Editorial Verbo.

Dicionário Houaiss da Língua Portuguesa (2002-2003).  Lisboa: Círculo de Leitores.

 

2. GRAMÁTICAS

ARRUDA, Lígia (2012). Gramática de Português Língua Não Materna. Porto: Porto Editora

COELHO, Luísa; CASTELEIRO, João; OLIVEIRA, Carla (2007). Gramática Aplicada. Português Língua Estrangeira. B2 e C1. Lisboa: Texto Editores.

 

3. Textos provenientes de diversas fontes fornecidos pelo/a docente./ Various texts provided by the teacher.