Textuality and Education - 1st semester

Objectives

a) To discuss the grounds of a theory of textuality;
b) To define educational phenomena as communicative action;
c) To establish the relationship between textuality and education;
d) To reflect on reading communities, levels of textuality and educational contexts;
e) To discuss the canon theory;
f) To develop research competences in this disciplinary field.

General characterization

Code

722091105

Credits

Responsible teacher

Luís Manuel Bernardo

Hours

Weekly - 3 letivas + 1 tutorial

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

n.a.

Bibliography

ADAM, J.-M., Les textes: types et prototypes, Paris, Armand Colin, 2011.
AMILBURU, M., La Educación, Actividad Interpretativa, Madrid, Dykinson, 2002.
BLOOM, H., O Cânone Ocidental, Lisboa, Temas e Debates, 2011.
BRONCKART, J.-P., Activité langagière, textes et discours, Lausanne/Paris, Delachaux et Niestlé, 1996.
DIONÍSIO, M., A Construção Escolar de Comunidades de Leitores, Coimbra, Almedina, 2000.
JACQUES, F., Larbre du texte et ses possibles, Paris, Vrin, 2008.
TORNERO, J., Comunicação e Educação na Sociedade da Informação, Porto, Porto Editora, 2007.

Teaching method

Seminar based on the presentation and discussion of texts previously prepared by students with the teachers moderation.

Evaluation method

The evaluation is continuous and aims at provide constructive assessment. It includes participation in the seminar activities, oral presentation of a book concerning one of the seminar subjects (in group, showing a powerpoint for around 20 minutes) and a written critical review of a book included in the extended bibliography
(between 5 and 10 pages).

Subject matter

From language to texts;
Text and textuality: authorship, referentiality and reading;
Textuality as a theoretical frame for the understanding of action and education;
Types and levels in textuality: educational purposes;
Reading communities and educational contexts;
Provisional and educational canons.

Programs

Programs where the course is taught:

Masters in Portuguese as a Second and Foreign Language