Didactics of Philosophy
Code
722031083
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Filosofia
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Marta Mendonça
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
-To discuss the bond between philosophy and pedagogy; -To elucidate the binomial teaching-learning in the elaboration of distinct pedagogical models; -To debate the place and functions of the philosophy at the Secondary School; -To promote the critical reading of the syllabus of philosophy; -To inquire the foundations and processes of didactics; -To develop the ability to plan within the domain of philosophy: goals, skills, contents, organization of materials, evaluation; -To develop the ability to research in the pedagogical scope.
Requisitos
Prerequisites
None
Subject matter
The seminar is eminently practical, seeking to prepare students for the practice of teaching Philosophy in Secondary Education. Special attention will be given to planning (in its different forms - annual, program unities, classes, activities), evaluation and recovery. The following will be considered:
1. Framework:
- Philosophy’s Program: main lines and unifying principles
- Philosophy as an obligatory subject in the general framework of the curriculum of Secundary Education
- Philosophy’s contribution to the desirable profile of students having completed Secundary Education
2. Different dimensions of the Didactics of Philosophy:
- Learning philosophy and learning to philosophise
- Planning classes
- Selection, formulation and hierarchy of objectives
- Privileged strategies in the teaching of philosophy
- Selection of materials
- Student’s work - in the classroom and at home
- Evaluation
- Recovery - key strategies
Bibliography
Campomanes, T. (1994). Didáctica de la Filosofía, Madrid: Ediciones SM.
Cossuta, F. (1998). Didáctica da Filosofia, Porto: Asa.
Ferreira, M. L. (2012). Ensinar e Aprender Filosofia num Mundo em Rede. Lisboa: Centro de Filosofia da Universidade de Lisboa.
Izuzquiza, I. (1982). La clase de filosofía como simulación de la actividad filosófica, Madrid: Anaya.
IMarnoto, I. (dir.) (1990-1991), Didáctica da Filosofia, 2 volumes, Lisboa: Universidade Aberta.
Teaching method
The unit will be lectured in regimen of Seminar, comprising: the collective reading and debate of relevant texts, the elaboration of reports on the matter analised and discussed, the exercise of planning, and a work of research on a programatic topic.
Evaluation method
Active participation in the seminar (50%).
Planning two sub unities of the program, corresponding to different levels of the program (50%)