Overall objectives:

1 - To acquire and to extend knowledge in the Linguistics Studies.
2 - To intensify the contact with various work tools and materials related to Linguistics Studies.
3 - To understand the importance of Linguistic Heritage for Humanity.
4 - To understand the language of a community as a fundamental well inherited, needing protection.
5 - To be aware of multilingualism in a given nation with their regional and local aspects.
6 - To understand the dynamics of language policies and the control of few languages about others.
7 - Shaping, from many angles, the diachronic process of the Portuguese language.
8 - Projecting the relevance of the Portuguese language in the world today and in the past.
9 - Reflect on the particularities of the Portuguese language spoken in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.
10 - To know how to communicate with clarity, knowledge of Linguistics.

Syllabus:

1 - General concepts.
1.1 - Heritage and Heritage Language.
1.2 - Linguistic Policies.
1.3 - Linguistic Studies
2 - The World and languages
2.1 - Families of languages and linguistic expansion
2.2 - Distribution of languages by the continents.
2.3 - Linguistic Atlas and national, regional or local boundaries.
3 - The Portuguese language and the world.
3.1 - Evolution of the Portuguese Language.
3.2 - "Lusofonia" and the geographic variation.
3.3 - Madeira regional variety.

Literature/Sources:

Cintra, L. F. L. , 1995 , Estudos de Dialectologia Portuguesa , Sá da Costa
PORTUGAL, Assembleia da República , 2001 , Lei do Património Cultural, Lei nº 107/2001 , Imprensa Nacional
Rebelo, M. H.; Nunes, N. , 2009 , Atlas Linguístico-Etnográfico da Madeira e do Porto Santo. Da Criação de Gado à Fauna e Flora Marinhas , DRAC
Siguan, M. , 1996 , A Europa das Línguas , Terramar
Verdelho, E. , 1982 , Linguagem Regional e Linguagem Popular no Romance Regionalista Português , Instituto Nacional de Investigação Científica ? Centro de Linguística da Universidade de Lisboa
Wyse, L. (resp.) , 2001 , O Atlas das Línguas. A Origem e a Evolução das Línguas no Mundo , Estampa
Walter, H. , 1996 , A Aventura das Línguas do Ocidente , Terramar

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
The main teaching methods will be based on the theoretical exposition, on the commented reading of technical texts, on thematic discussion with several issues, on the analysis in group of information collected, on oral and solo exhibition of research. Other methods may be adopted, for example, the presentation of content through The final classification will be the result of two individual works (200 points. for each one). As personal research products they had to be produced by the students, so they need to be original. They will have to pass by the internal services of the University for screening. Thus, the final result will be the average of the two works with equivalence classification on the scale of 0-20. The first research, only a writing work, will have a theme indicated by the teacher. The theme of the second, with written and oral presentation, will be chosen by each student. The oral presentations will be scheduled during classes.