Norma e Desvio (Organização Discursiva)

Objectives

1. Understand the dimension of discursive organization.
2. Know the types of thematic and informational structure.
3. Present a structured discourse (oral and written).
4. Interpret and produce different genres of discourse.

Program

1. Theoretical and critical reflection on the following linguistic aspects of discourse organization:
a) Cohesion;
b) Conceptual connectivity (or coherence);
c) Informational structure and thematic structure.
2. Study of oral discourse and written discourse, taking into account:
a) linguistic and communicative mechanisms structuring of oral discourse structure;
b) the structuring and operation of written discourse.
3. Synchronic analysis and exemplification of different genres of discourse organization:
a) Review (newspaper)
b) Dissertation
c) Report
d) Advertising

Teaching Methodologies

The course has a theoretical component, which includes the presentation of concepts and theories about discourse analysis, along with a practical component, in which students are asked to do multiple exercises using the theoretical concepts previously introduced.

Students are evaluated based on their participation in class and homework (20%), a work to be presented in the classroom (30%) and a written test (50%).

Bibliography

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MATEUS, Maria Helena Mira e NASCIMENTO, Fernanda Bacelar do (2005), A língua portuguesa em mudança, Lisboa, Caminho.
RAPOSO, Eduardo Paiva e outras (Orgs.) (2013). Gramática do Português. 2 volumes. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.
REI, J. Esteves (1995), Curso de Redacção – O Texto, Porto, Porto Editora.
SANTOS, Isabel Maria de Almeida (2006), Norma e codificação [Documento electrónico]: a produção linguísticogramatical portuguesa, Coimbra: [s. n.], 1 CD-ROM. - Dissertação de Doutoramento em Letras, na área de Línguas e Literaturas Modernas, apresentada à Universidade de Coimbra.