Teaching Portuguese in the 3rd Cycle of Basic Education and in Secondary Education
Cycle
Segundo ciclo
Degree
Master
Coordinator
Maria Antónia Coutinho
Opening date
September 2016
Vacancies
8
Fees
New students - 1.100,00
Schedule
Evening schedule comprises seminars and teaching practice is carried out during working hours. (to be available at http://www.fcsh.unl.pt/ensino/mestrados)
Education objectives
- To know the guidelines of national educational policy and the methodologies of educational research;
- To apply pedagogical, didactic and methodological knowledge to curricula and pedagogical practices;
- To adjust pedagogical and didactic practices to different specific subjects, educational levels, students and school environments;
- To apply scientific, cultural, pedagogical and didactic knowledge to teaching-learning activities, according to curricular and programmatic objectives, to the students and school environments specificities;
- To reflect on ethical, social and cultural implications, concerning teaching activity within contemporary world, national educational policy and training for active citizenship;
- To develop learning and research abilities available for life-long learning, training and professional
development.
Access conditions
The rules for admission to Masters in Education (Teacher Training) in FCSH/NOVA are as described in regulation standards of study for Masters in Education and include the following criteria for the ranking of candidates: Classification of degree (20%); Academic and scientific curriculum (30%); Professional Resume (20%); Proof of proficiency in written Portuguese (20%); Interview (10%). Candidates must have completed a number of credits in the specific subject matter training.
Degree pre-requisites
Length: 2 years / 4 semesters. Total credits: 120 credits (70 in course units of the study programme + 50 in the non-taught component).
To obtain the masters degree, the student must realize in accordance with Decree-Law 79/2014, 14th May, an introduction to professional practice which are assigned 50 credits (45 ECTS match Supervised Teaching Practice and 5 ECTS to the Seminar of Supervised Teaching Practice).
Access to other courses
Completion of the Masters degree allows the holder to apply for the cycle of studies which leads to a Doctorate Degree. For the specific access requirements for doctoral programmes, consult the regulations governing the doctoral programmes at FCSH/NOVA.
Evaluation rules
1) No obligatory precedences for attending the programs courses. 2) Knowledge evalutation in the courses is individual and takes place at the end of each semester. The following tools will be considered: final oral and/or written assignments, papers or other assessment tools, in conditions to be agreed upon with each lecturer. The result of the evaluation is expressed in a mark from 0 to 20. 3) Approval in a course requires a final grade equal to or above 10. 4) Only those students who have obtained 60 ECTs on the scholar component of the program can proceed to the Supervised Teaching Practice. 5) For the evaluation of the Supervised Teaching Practice, please consult FCSH/NOVAs relevant regulations.
Structure
| Mandatory | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 722160036 | Teaching of Literature in Portuguese - 2nd semester | 5 |
| 722160033 | Didática do Português I - 1st semester | 10 |
| 722160035 | Teaching Portuguese Methodology II - 2nd semester | 5 |
| 722171259 | Education, Curriculum and Multiculturalism - 2nd semester | 5 |
| 722131097 | Specific Methodologies for Second Language Teaching - 1st semester | 10 |
| 722160088 | Supervised Teaching Practice - Portuguese - 1st semester | 45 |
| 722171257 | Educational Psichology - 1st semester | 10 |
| 722160087 | Research Supervision Seminar in Portuguese Teaching - 1st semester | 5 |
| 722171258 | Education Systems and School Cultures - 2nd semester | 5 |
| Elective option 1 | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 722131101 | Language Acquisition and Language Impairment - 1st semester | 10 |
| 722131102 | Language Development in Multilingual Contexts - 2nd semester | 10 |
| 722131084 | Portuguese Grammar and Teaching - 1st semester | 10 |
| 722131077 | Text Theory - 2nd semester | 10 |
| Elective option 2 | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 722091123 | Cânone Literário do Português (not translated) - 2nd semester | 10 |
| 722091158 | - 2nd semester | 10 |
| 722091124 | Portuguese Culture Themes - 2nd semester | 10 |
| 722091126 | Temas de Literatura em Português (not translated) - 2nd semester | 10 |