Workshop 2: Discourse as practice

26 Fevereiro 2026, 12:30 • Carlos Gouveia

Practical applications of the theoretical grounding discussed in the previous lectures and to be discussed in the next one: language, discourse and its relationship with the situational and cultural contexts. How to analyze discourse. 

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Lecture 2: The rule governed character of discourse.

24 Fevereiro 2026, 12:30 • Carlos Gouveia

Linguistics and discourse analysis. The rule governed character of discourse. Verbal interaction: parameters and characteristics. The cooperative principle and the conversational maxims. 

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Workshop 1: Exercises on relevant concepts.

19 Fevereiro 2026, 12:30 • Carlos Gouveia

Practical applications of the theoretical grounding discussed in the previous lecture: mono vs multimodal texts; verbal and visual texts; broad and narrow transcriptions o spoken text. 

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Lecture 1: General aspects for the characterization of discourse Analysis

12 Fevereiro 2026, 12:30 • Carlos Gouveia

Why the name of the course (English Language: System and Use)? What is meant by system? What is meant by use? What is discourse analysis: general aspects for its characterization and possible definitions. Text and discourse. 

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Tutorial 1: Introduction to the course

10 Fevereiro 2026, 12:30 • Carlos Gouveia

Introduction to the course and to some organizational aspects concerning its normal processing and development. Presentation and characterization of the following items: “Syllabus; “Course Schedule and Content”, “Assessment Criteria” and “e-learning page”. The documents "Syllabus", "Course schedule and Content" and "Assessment” are available on the e-learning page of the course.

The assessment criteria, as described in the document “Assessment” are as follow:

1. Attendance: 5 %.


2. Participation: 10 %;


3. Mid-semester test: 30 %

4. Expository text (A4 page) on one of five possible contents. 25 %

5. Final essay (group work: 3 people) or final test: 30 %

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