SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
MODELO
PED.014.02
Course
Tourism and Leisure
Subject
Portuguese Language and Culture
Type of course
Year
Professor(s)
Area Coordinator
Academic year
2012/2013
ECTS 6
Efective
1st
Semester
1st
Isa Vitória Severino
Student Workload:
Total
156
Contact
111
Mário Meleiro
Completed
1. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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Preparation, organization and execution of different kinds of communication, adjusting them to
their purposes, in terms of form and content.
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Preparation, organization and execution of different kinds of communication, adjusting them to
their purposes, in terms of form and content.
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Identification of changes introduced by 1990 Spelling Agreement in the writing of the AfricanLuso- Asian cultural norm.
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Provide resources to guide the students in the research of sources of information and
documentation.
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Knowledge of communication structures inside a company.
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Master the techniques of argumentation.
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Writing official documents, applying the new spelling rules.
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Reiterated practice of the oral expression.
2. PROGRAMME
2.1. The Portuguese Language
– The Portuguese-speaking zones
– Variety and variations of the Portuguese Language
– Norm and standard language
2.2. Revision of the main aspects of the Portuguese language grammar
2.3. Spelling agreement: the structural bases of the agreement
– Controversial issues about the agreement
– Main African-Luso- Asian cultural norm
– Correlation between African-Luso- Asian cultural norms
– Analyses of practical cases
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2.4. Oral comprehension
– Particularities of speaking
– Stages of presentation
– Levels of communication
– Multimedia resources and support
2.5. Speaking practice
– Debate and discussion
– Description and argumentation
2.6. Reading and writing
– Demand for good writing skills
2.7. Text production
– Elaboration of a work plan
– Gathering and treatment of information
– Graphical arrangement
– Coherence criteria and text correctness
– Written communication within a company
3. COHERENCE BETWEEN PROGRAMME AND OBJECTIVES
This curricular unity is designed so that students perform autonomously and responsibility in
their future professional life.
So, given the tasks performed the tourism industry professional, it’s fundamental that the
student possesses an accurate knowledge of the Portuguese language, so he can enlighten his
custmores. This CU also covers the revision of main grammar aspects and repeated oral training
for the improvement of Portuguese language skills so that the student can communicate with
different kinds of public.
Students should be able to produce written and oral texts (business context included) and master
the different steps of writing process and be able to gather, organize and make different kinds of
communication.
4. MAIN BIBLIOGRAPHY
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PED.014.02
AZEVEDO, Carlos Moreira; Ana Maria Gonçalves Azevedo, Metodologia Científica: Contributos
para a Elaboração de Trabalhos Académicos. Porto, C. Azevedo, 1998.
BAEKER, Alain, Como Preparar um Relatório. Mem Martins, Lyon Multimédia Edições Lda.,
1996.
BASTOS, Cecília Rezende Nunes da Silva e Maria Júlia Silva Cabral Fidalgo, Saber Redigir.
Lisboa, Empresa Literária Fluminense, Lda, s.d.
BERGSTON, Magnus; Neves Reis, Prontuário Ortográfico e Guia da Língua Portuguesa.
Editorial Notícias, 1990.
CARVALHO, José Gonçalo Herculano de, Teoria da Linguagem. Natureza do Fenómeno
Linguístico e a Análise das Línguas. Volume I, Coimbra Editora, Lda., 1983.
COSTA, Maria Rosa, A Pontuação, Porto, Porto Editora, 1994.
ECO, Umberto, Como se Faz uma Tese em Ciências Humanas. Lisboa, Editorial Presença, 1991.
ESTRELA, Edite, Dúvidas do Falar Português, Consultório da Língua Portuguesa, Lisboa,
Volume I, II, III, IV, Lisboa, Editorial Notícias, s/d.
ESTRELA, Edite; J. David Pinto-Correia, Guia Essencial da Língua Portuguesa para a
Comunicação Social, Lisboa, Editorial Notícias, s/d.
ESTRELA, Edite; Maria Almira Soares; Maria José Leitão, Saber Escrever Saber Falar, Um guia
completo para saber usar correctamente a língua portuguesa, Lisboa, Publicações D. Quixote,
2003.
ESTRELA, Edite; Maria Almira Soares; Maria José Leitão, Saber Escrever Uma Tese e Outros
Textos. 2ª Edição, Lisboa, Publicações D. Quixote, 2006.
FRADA, João José Cúcio, Guia Prático para a Realização e Apresentação de Trabalhos
Científicos. Lisboa, Edições Cosmos, 1997.
5. TEACHING METHODOLOGIES (INCLUDING EVALUATION)
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Students should have an active role in the learning-teaching process and develop research and
knowledge application methods. So, following the teacher guidelines, students should perform
researches about the syllabus, so they can participate in lessons and enhance their self-learning
ability. In this CU the active learning methodology is used. Students are stimulated to perform their
researches in libraries, gather information from companies and present their results to the class. The
tutorial lessons aim to enlighten student’s doubts, so they can raise awareness on their performance
and analyze strategies for their own evolution.
The activities are worth 20% on the final assessment, together with the global test, worth 80%.
6. COHERENCE BETWEEN TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND OBJECTIVES
The methodologies used allow the consolidation of the syllabus and give the emphasis to a formation
based on a strong practical component, promoting work in the classroom and/or other fields, which
involved contact with libraries, institutions, professional organizations and main public.
The methodologies proposed by this CU have as a goal the stimulation of the students’
understanding skills, the promotion of their ability to apply their knowledge and their ability to
research. Students develop their level of oral/written skills, as well as their self-learning skills.
7. ATTENDANCE
Students are advised to attend classes, theorical and pratical, at least75%. If it is not possible, please
inform the teacher at the beginning of the school year. Students who opt for the method of
continuous assessment must, necessarily, be present at 75%.
Date: 31-01-2013
Signature:
Signature:
Professor(s) Name(s)
Area Coordinator
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