Writing for the Media

N/A

– Talking about and explaining the contents of the course and clarifying the students’ doubts about the
program.
– Reading and criticising texts chosen by the professor.
– Solving exercises in order to apply what is acquired in class.

The continuous assessment consists in:
– activities developed in the classes (5%)
– writing exercises (15%)
– written test 1 (40%)
– written test 2 (40%)

Exam – 100%

1. Properly uses the rules of the Portuguese language in written communication;
1.1 Identifies, understands and corrects spelling mistakes.
2. Masters writing models and techniques – summary, synthesis and description – according to different textual typologies.
2.1 Writes cohesive and coherent texts.

1 – General characteristics of writing
2 – Coherence and cohesion in writing
2.1. – Analysing usual linguistic problems and clarifying student’s doubts
3 – Grammar and Spelling – the mistake: type and correction
4 – Writing models and techniques
4.1. – summarize
4.2. – synthesize
4.3. – describe

• - Individual and/or Group Work - 15.0%
• - Frequency - 80.0%
• - Attendance and Participation - 5.0%

• - Exam - 100.0%

NAO

ESTRELA, Edite, SOARES, Maria Almira, e LEITÃO, Maria José, Saber Escrever, Saber Falar, 6ª edição, Lisboa, Dom Quixote, 2006.
ESTRELA, Edite e PINTO-CORREIA, David, Guia Essencial da Língua Portuguesa para a Comunicação Social, Edição do II Congresso dos Jornalistas Portugueses, Mem Martins, 1998.
GIGUEL, Françoise, Como Resumir Textos, Porto, Porto Editora, 1990.
KOCH, Ingedore Villaça e TRAVAGLIA, Luiz Carlos, A Coerência Textual, São Paulo, Editora Contexto, 2006.
NOGUEIRA, Rodrigo de Sá, Dicionário de erros e problemas de linguagem, Lisboa, Clássica Editora, 1995.
PERES, João Andrade e MÓIA, Telmo, Áreas Críticas da Língua Portuguesa, Lisboa, Caminho, 1995.
ROCHA, Maria Regina de Matos e COSTA, José Mário, Cuidado com a Língua, Lisboa, Oficina do Livro, 2008.

Dicionários; Prontuários; Gramáticas e Websites.