Writing Techniques

Year
0
Academic year
2018-2019
Code
01010648
Subject Area
Área Científica do Menor
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Proficiency in Portuguese (level C1).

Teaching Methods

The methodology followed in the classes of Writing Skills follows the theoretical and practical content of the course. In classes with heavier theoretical weight, contents are exposed by the teacher, with the use of data projectors, so that speech is accompanied by a more effective and clear means. In the more practical modules in the second half of the semester, classes operate as an workshop, in which students are confronted with diverse examples and perform various exercises.

Learning Outcomes

Giving continuity to the teaching of Portuguese language course, this course focuses on the textual dimension of language. Thus, Writing Skills aims to address different pathways to mastery of the written text, exploring composition rules of differentiated textual types. The main objectives of this course are:

• To question the concept of text and main rules of textuality;

• Mastering the main principles of textuality;

• Reflect on the implications of hypertext in the field of textual production;

• Produce cohesive and coherent texts, regardless of the kind or type;

• Understand the importance of adapting a text type to a concrete communicative situation;

• Transmit the main rules of composition of different text types;

• Practice writing textual types inherent in Communication and Journalism.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1 The textuality: constitutive principles of a TEXT:

1.1. The main criteria of textuality;

1.2. The text as an object of communication: from production to reading;

1.3. Coherence and cohesion: linguistic mechanisms;

2 Concepts around the TEXT:

2.1. The paratext and their perlocutionary value:

2.1.1. The importance of titles in the construction of journalistic textuality;

2.2. Intertextuality:

2.2.1. The importance of citations in the text of the press;

2.3. The Hypertext: redefinition of textuality.

2.3.1. The narrative structure of hypertext news.

3. Steps for writing an academic work process

4. Press Genres:

4.1. The press release;

4.2. The news as narrative;

4.3. The opinion piece and its argumentative dimension;

4.4. The Chronic;

4.5. The Profile.

Head Lecturer(s)

Ana Teresa Fernandes Peixinho de Cristo

Assessment Methods

Continuous assessment
Other: 50.0%
Exam: 50.0%

Bibliography

Cornelson, J. M. (2012). Escrever com normas. Coimbra: IUC.

Graddol, D. (1994). “What is a text?”. In: Media Texts: authors and readers. Cleveland: Open University, pp. 40-50.

Latuff, M. (s/d). “Texto”. In: C. Ceia (s/d). Edicionário de termos literários.

Mesquita, M. (1984). «A crónica como forma de expressão jornalística».In: Deve & Haver, Lisboa, Distri, pp. 202-218.

Montant, Henri, (2002). A Entrevista e o Perfil. Mem-Martins: Editorial Inquérito.

Rebelo, J., (2000) O Discurso do Jornal, Lisboa, Editorial Notícias, pp.82-91.

Reis, C. e A. Cristina M. Lopes, (2007). Dicionário de Narratologia, 7ªed., Coimbra, Almedina.

Santamaría Suárez, L. e Mª Jesus Casals Carro, (2000), La Opinión periodística – Argumentos y géneros para la persuasión, Madrid, editorial Fragua.

Silva, P. (2012). Tipologias Textuais. Coimbra: Almedina.

Van Dijk, T., (1997). La Ciencia del Texto, 5ªed. Barcelona: Paidós.