Portuguese Seminar I

Recommended Prerequisites

Completion of the 1st - year.

Teaching Methods

The teaching methods are mostly interactive and include oral presentations, discussion of texts, discussion of practical problems related to the students' teaching practice, and weekly tasks of writing and research carried out by students.

Learning Outcomes

This seminar aims to enable students to
1. Deepen methodological, deontological and empirical knowledge in Portuguese language teaching;
2. Develop self-reflection skills on practices and results of teaching activity, aiming to the continuous improvement of teaching.
3. Acquire essential methods and tools for the production of the final MA report;
4. Develop the ability to do bibliographic research skills: mobilize relevant knowledge for the analysis of pedagogic and didactic issues; apply their knowledge and understanding to new issues using the conceptual instruments of this field; make critical use of methods and theories; apply research skills and relevant methodological procedures in their field of study;  communicate clearly their findings, and engage in critical debate and argumentation.
5. Reflect on your practice of communication and intercultural education.
6. To start the drafting of the MA report, with a focus on framing teaching practices and the monographic theme.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. The teacher training practice in school.

2. Guidelines for academic writing.

3. How to organize the final MA report: internal structure and methods for data collection.

4. Discussion of the scientific and didactic topics addressed by the students in their reports.

5. Communication and intercultural education.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Isabel Pires Pereira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Active participation in seminar discussions: 20.0%
Critical summaries of references: 30.0%
Synthesis work: 50.0%

Bibliography

BRANDILEONE, A.; Oliveira, V. (Orgs.) (2021). Literatura e língua portuguesa na educação básica: ensino e mediações formativas. Pontes.

ANDRÉ, J. (2024). Pelos caminhos de Hermes: culturas, educação, hospitalidade e mediação. Grácio Editor.

DUARTE, I. e MOURÃO, P. (org.) (2006). Ensino do Português para o Século XXI. Colibri.

DUARTE, I. M. e FIGUEIREDO, O. (orgs.) (2011). Português, língua e ensino. U. Porto Editorial.

FORMOSINHO, J. (Coord.) (2009). Formação de Professores. Aprendizagem profissional e acção docente. Porto Editora.

KEENGWE, J. (2016). Handbook of Research on Promoting Cross-Cultural Competence and Social Justice in Teacher Education. Igi Global.

MACHADO, A. e MELLO, C. (orgs.) (2013). Revista de Estudos Literários. 3.

MACHADO, A. (ed.) (2023). Literatura e outras artes em diálogo: Contributos para uma Didática Transversal. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra.

SILVA, J. et al. (2011). Pensar a literatura no século XXI. Aletheia.