Sumários

19 Fevereiro 2026, 12:30 • Amália Mendes

Language and Action, and Speech Acts.

Defining the elements of the context.

Defining the concept of knowledge.

For next class: analyse the text "Open Letter" on Moodle in terms of knowledge taken for granted and new information.

19 Fevereiro 2026, 09:30 • Pierre Marie Bernard Ghislain Lejeune

Expresso 6/1/26

Modalidade avaliativa: introdução

12 Fevereiro 2026, 12:30 • Amália Mendes

Discourse and written/spoken modality

Extension of discourse

Discourse and text

Discourse as an instance of communication, with a communicative intent

Discourse as action

Discussion of Gee & Hanford's Introduction

12 Fevereiro 2026, 09:30 • Pierre Marie Bernard Ghislain Lejeune

Avaliação, bibliografia e textos de apoio

Géneros textuais: diferença entre crónica e texto de opinião

10 Fevereiro 2026, 12:30 • Amália Mendes

Presentation of the course.

Evaluation:

The final grade is the weighted average of:

- a short individual/group essay (30%)

(oral assessment might be required for some students)

- two exams (30% each)

- Attendance and participation in class (10%)

Dates of evaluations:

March 26 Exam 1

April 21 Essay due

May 26 Exam 2

Tutoring:

Thursdays, 11h-12h, room C043

Moodle:

Password: AD_Xc68L#

Bibliography available on Moodle