Pedagogic Communication

Code: PED02483L

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Education Sciences

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

4. Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

8. Trabalho digno e crescimento económico - Promover o crescimento económico sustentado, inclusivo e sustentável, emprego pleno e produtivo, e trabalho decente para todos.

10. Reduzir as desigualdades - Reduzir as desigualdades dentro dos países e entre eles.

11. Cidades e comunidades sustentáveis - Tornar as cidades e os assentamentos humanos inclusivos, seguros, resilientes e sustentáveis.

Learning Goals

1. To make an approach to human communication in order to find, in it, the basis for a pedagogy of communication in Education.
2. To interpret the influence of human communication in professional interactions in the educational field.
3. To analyse the effective qualities of verbal and non-verbal messages, aiming at the teacher?s appropriate communicative competence, bearing in mind the need of harmony between verbal and non-verbal communication.

1. Human communication.
1.1. Verbal aspect.
1.1.1. Communication models.
1.2. Non-verbal aspect.
1.2.1. Functions of non-verbal communication.
1.2.2. The body.
1.2.3.Non-verbal communication in Education.
2. Barriers to communication.
2.1. Among people, among people and groups and among groups.
2.2. In educational situations

Teaching Methods

Theoretical exposition made by the teacher
Theoretical exposition made by the students
Individual oral presentations (oral assessment)
Individual work
Group work

Report(s)
Written assessment test(s)
Oral assesssment test(s)

Assessment

Continuous Assessment
The assessment will be essentially formative in nature, taking place throughout the classes and taking into account student attendance and participation in all activities. Additionally, each student will be required to individually complete a written test and present an individual paper.
Assessment Criteria
Clarity in Writing: Written language should be clear and correctly used, allowing for smooth communication of ideas.
Organization: The work should be properly organized, allowing for a sequence of ideas, concepts, or theories under discussion.
Depth: The discussion of topics should be based on a solid conceptual framework, allowing for the interrelation of ideas, concepts, or theories.
Critical: The discussion should demonstrate a critical spirit and should not be limited to reproducing information; it should demonstrate the ability to suggest, with reason, alternative perspectives on problems.
Grading Determination:
Attendance and participation in classroom activities: 20%
Written test - 40%
Work presentation - 40%
Final Assessment - Written Test (100%)