Curricular Unit:			Code:
Written Expression			1097EXPE
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
2	CTSP	Administrative Management in Clinical Context	5 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
Winter Semester		Portuguese/English	65
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
- Adapt written verbal production to different communication situations. - Identify the elements of the sentence in Portuguese and use them correctly in the production of different verbal utterances. - Elaborate with linguistic and structural correction written documents for daily professional use. - Distinguish ancillary information from essential information in text interpretation.
Syllabus:
- Verbal production in Portuguese: from sentence to text. - The phrase: constituent elements. - Cohesion and coherence mechanisms. - Written production: supporting documents for professional daily life: CV and cover letter; Report; Procedures and manuals; Professional correspondence.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The syllabus of this curricular unit is structured to provide the student with conceptual linguistic bases, in order to allow him/her to have more security and competence both in reading/analysis of texts and in writing/composing documents of varying degrees of complexity, e-mail academic and/or professional report. It is intended that the student is able to recognize and distinguish the various forms of textual production and to prepare texts with cohesion and coherence.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
The curricular unit is developed in contact hours and in the student's autonomous working time. For the intended objectives, primarily active teaching methodologies (PBL – Project Based Learning) are used, in which students are encouraged to meet the challenges of data collection, reading, text interpretation, and, finally, composition. The continuous assessment regime consists of a moment of written examination (25%), in which the reading and interpretation of texts of different characteristics will be charged, a moment of writing short texts (25%), and two more moments (25% and 25%) of writing longer and more complex texts, such as the cover letter and the introduction to a scientific report. For the success of the course, it is essential to create a welcoming space, in which students feel free to share textual production without fear of making mistakes – and of learning from them. UFP's Pedagogical Regulation applies to all items.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The teaching methodology, mainly centered on reading workshops and text discussion, followed by writing and composition exercises, allows the student to acquire fundamental concepts about the structure of various textual genres while practicing them regularly. Maintaining a safe and reassuring space for students throughout the process, in which they can express their opinions and doubts about their own production and that of others - whether from colleagues, newspaper texts, scientific journals or renowned authors - without fear of reprimand, but in the spirit of critical, continuous and lifelong learning, it helps to develop students' self-confidence.
Reading:
Câmara, J., & Matoso, J. (2002). Manual de Expressão Oral e Escrita. Petrópolis: Vozes. Cunha, C., & Cintra, L. (1998). Nova Gramática do Português Contemporâneo. Lisboa: Sá da Costa. Estrela, E. et al. (2006). Saber Escrever. Lisboa: D. Quixote. Madeira, A. C., & Abreu, M. M. (2004). Comunicar em Ciência. Lisboa: Escolar Editora. Mateus, M. et al. (2003). Gramática da Língua Portuguesa. Lisboa: Caminho. Peres, J., & Móia, T. (2003). Áreas Críticas da Língua Portuguesa. Lisboa: Caminho. Rei, J. E . (2003). Curso de Redacção I - A Frase. Porto: Porto Editora. Rei, J. E. (2000). Curso de Redacção II - O Texto. Porto: Porto Editora. Rego, A. (2013). Comunicação Pessoal e Organizacional. Lisboa: Sílabo. Universidade Fernando Pessoa. Manual de Estilo de Elaboração de Monografia [Em linha]. Disponível em http://ufp.ufp.pt