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Writing Theories and Practices

Objectives

This curricular unit aims at complementing theories and practices of different written productions. Another important goal concerns the different tools that will be provided in order to validate and qualitatively evaluate texts. By the end of this curricular unit the students are expected to:
a) develop the critical capacity that will allow them to intervene in the different stages of written productions, aiming at optimizing the final outcome;
b) provide clear diagnosis concerning linguistic/textual forms and constructions identified as not properly adequate, inwritten productions;
c) propose scientifically valid and operational solutions, according to the diversity of texts and contexts.

General characterization

Code

02112310

Credits

5.0

Responsible teacher

Maria Antónia Diniz Caetano Coutinho

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - 140

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

N/A

Bibliography

  • Castillo Gómez, Antonio (2004). Das tabuinhas ao hipertexto: uma viagem na história da escrita. Lisboa: Biblioteca Nacional Coutinho. A. (2019). Texto e(m) linguística. Lisboa: Colibri.
  • Daniels, Peter T. 2001. Writing systems. In Aronoff, Mark & Janie Rees-Miller (eds) The handbook of linguistics. Oxford: Blackwell, 43-80.
  • Maffei, L. 2019. O elogio da palavra. Lisboa: Edições 70.
  • Manguel, A. 1996. Uma Histó ria da Leitura. Lisboa: Presença.
  • Marcuschi, L. A. 2000. Da fala para a escrita. S.Paulo: Cortez Editora.
  • Puchner, M. 2017. O mundo da escrita. Lisboa: Círculo de Leitores.

Teaching method

The seminars will have both a theoretical (50%) and a practical component (50%). In addition to oral presentations of guided readings, a set of case studies will be defined. The topics proposed for study, reflection and discussion are scheduled early in the semester and will be based on readings of the recommended bibliography.

Evaluation method

Continuous assessment - Four short written productions, associated with the different modules(40%), Original final paper on one of the topics developed during the seminar(60%)

Subject matter

Module 1:
The contrastive perspectives in theoretical oral and written processes.
The orthographic transcription and the retextualization processes (from oral to written and from written to oral).
Module 2:
Private writing and public writing.
Planned and heuristic writing.
Module 3:
Know how to write and know how to evaluate writing.
Models and practices for evaluating written texts.
Module 4:
Construction of materials to support the evaluation of written productions in different professional contexts.