Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Portuguese Grammar and Teaching

Code

722131084

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Department

Linguística

Credits

10

Weekly hours

3 letivas + 1 tutorial

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

a) To acquire and deepen knowledge on Portuguese grammar, covering its various domains;
b) To develop skills enabling the analysis of phonological, morphological, syntactic and semantic phenomena of Portuguese, including diachronic perspectives;
c) To identify linguistic and discursive properties of different kinds of texts;
d) To be acquainted with the adequate theoretical and methodological instruments required for the use of diverse reference tools (textbooks, grammars and dictionaries, among others) in the context of Portuguese teaching practices.
e) To master techniques for the design and creation of didactic instruments.

Prerequisites

None.

Subject matter

1. Teaching grammar
- why study grammar?
- different types of grammars
2. Grammar and Orthography:
- oral and written language
- the notion of ´ error ´
3. Phonology:
- the sound system of European Portuguese
- phonological processes
4. Morphology:
- specificities of nominal and verbal inflexion
- word formation processes (derivation and compounding)
5. Syntax:
- clause elements and syntactic functions
- simple and complex sentences
6. Semantics:
- reference construction and nominal forms
- tense, aspect and modality markers in Portuguese
7. Language uses:
- text genres and discourse types
- relevance of textual genres and types for the production and understanding of texts
8. Language, norm and variation:
- the concept of ´language ´ and the discussion on the definition and characterization of ‘norm(s)’
- linguistic variation conditioned by diverse factors

Bibliography

Brocardo, Maria Teresa (2014) Tópicos de História da Língua Portuguesa. Lisboa: Colibri.
Duarte, Inês (2000) Língua Portuguesa. Instrumentos de Análise. Lisboa: Universidade Aberta.
Kumaravadivelu, B. (2003) Beyond Methods: Macrostrategies for Language Teaching. New Haven : Yale University Press.
Larsen-Freeman, Diane & Anderson, Marti (2011) Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Mateus, Maria Helena M. et al. (2003) Gramática da Língua Portuguesa. Lisboa: Caminho.
Peres, João; Móia, Telmo (1996) Áreas Críticas da Língua Portuguesa. Lisboa: Caminho.
Raposo, Eduardo Paiva et al. (2013) Gramática do Português. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
Richards, J. C.; Rodgers, T. S. (2001) Approaches and methods in language teaching. 2nd ed. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Teaching method

The curricular unit has a seminar format, therefore master’s students will be encouraged to participate actively in all sessions, intending also to promote their progressive autonomy in the development of personal work (bibliographical research, production of critical analyses, formulation of problems and proposals for their resolution, etc.).
The topics proposed for study and discussion are scheduled at the beginning of each semester and students will be instructed to previously prepare their work for each seminar.
In tutorials, master’s students will have a regular personalized monitoring.

Evaluation method

Evaluation: participation in the seminar’s sessions, namely by presenting
critical analyses of their readings, discussing subjects and elaborating
autonomously practical exercises in order to apply their knowledge (30%);
written individual essay (70%).

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