Class Portuguese Language

The Portuguese Language course unit is part of the Bachelor's Degree in Educational Sciences – Social Education, contributing to the training of professionals capable of critically engaging in educational, social, and community contexts. Situated within the fields of Language and Educational Sciences, this course aims to develop linguistic, discursive, and argumentative competences that are essential for sociocultural mediation, pedagogical communication, and the promotion of active citizenship. By approaching language as a social practice, the course enhances students' ability to critically analyze, interpret, and produce texts—skills that are fundamental to the work of social educators in diverse contexts of inclusion, participation, and social transformation.  

Not applicable

Concepts of language and its functions: representationalist and communicative views.   Biological foundations of language: physiological and anatomical structures.   Sociodiscursive interactionism and language in use.   Text and discourse analysis: cohesion, coherence, and intentionality.   Text comprehension and interpretation.   Textual practices: reading and writing techniques.   Development of critical thinking through language.   Oral and written argumentation: types of arguments, connectors, and discursive strategies.  

The course will employ active, student-centered methodologies: interactive lectures, reading workshops, study visits, text analysis, guided debates, and group work. Strategies will foster critical reflection and practical application of knowledge. Assessment will be continuous and formative, including participation in class activities, text production, oral presentations, and a final written assignment, either individual or group-based.

Bronckart, J-P. (2006). Les conditions de construction des connaissances humaines. In: M. Carton & J-B. Mayer (Ed.). La société des savoirs: trompe-l'oeil ou perspectives ? (pp. 27-48). L'Harmattan. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:37556     Bronckart, J-P. (2007). Desarollo del Lenguaje y Didactica de las Lenguas. Miño Y Dávila.   Coutinho, A. (2019). Pra¿ticas textuais em contexto acade¿mico/cienti¿fico. Texto e(m) lingui¿stica. Teorias, cruzamentos, aplicac¿o¿es (pp. 81-136). Colibri.   Giannini, S. (2023). Reflections on generative AI and the future of education. UNESCO 2023. URL: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000385877   Jorge, N. O. (2019). A síntese como género escolar transdisciplinar. Revista Portuguesa de Educação, 32(2), 150–170. https://doi.org/10.21814/rpe.15140   Machado, A. R. (2005). Diários de leituras: a construção de diferentes diálogos na sala de aula. Linha D'Água, 18, 61-80. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2236-4242.v0i18p61-80