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Lusophone Area

Code 16606
Year 1
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 6
Workload TP(45H)
Scientific area Relações Internacionais
Entry requirements Non aplicable
Learning outcomes O1- Provide students with theoretical and methodological instruments that allow them to investigate, analyze,
interpret and even reflect on the reality of the Portuguese-speaking space in a scientific way.
O2- Identify, select and evaluate documentary and bibliographic sources of information.
O3 - Knowing the process of emergence of the Portuguese-speaking space.
O4 - Understand the historical issues that contribute to contemporary thinking about the Portuguese-speaking space.
O5 - Know important aspects of the governmental sphere of Portuguese-speaking countries.
O6 - Acquire the ability to produce and communicate scientific knowledge.
The transversal skills to be developed:
written communication
Oral communication
Digital communication
Reading
Responsibility;
Communicating knowledge rigorously
Syllabus 1. Introduction to the UC
2. CPRI Conferences
3. Historical development of the Portuguese-speaking world - I
4. Historical development of the Portuguese-speaking world - II
4:00 p.m. presentation – Jorge Nanque “Africa off to a bad start?”
5. Historical development of the Portuguese-speaking world - III
6. Historical development of the Portuguese-speaking world - IV
7. Historical development of the Portuguese-speaking world - V
8. Historical development of the Portuguese-speaking world - VI
9. Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea
1st Meeting of CPLP Ambassadors
10. Angola, Mozambique
11. São Tomé and Príncipe and Cape Verde
12. East Timor, Brazil
13. Portugal, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea
14. Comments and reviews
Main Bibliography Oliveira, Pedro Aires, José Damião Rodrigues e João Paulo Oliveira e Costa (2014)História da Expansão e do Império Português. A Esfera dos Livros
BP (2020). Evolução das Economias dos PALOP e de Timor-Leste, 2019-2020. Lisboa: Banco de Portugal
Wolff, H. Ekkehard (2017) Language ideologies and the politics of language in post-colonial Africa, Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, Vol. 51, 1-22
Meneses, P. (2016). "Dos Triângulos Estratégicos: o impacto no posicionamento internacional de Portugal". Proelium X (10), 115-128
Cardoso, Pedro (2006) Atlas da lusofonia: Cabo Verde. Lisboa : Instituto Português da Conjuntura Estratégica (Biblioteca de Ciências Sociais e Humanas SC-8.2-00225)
Cardoso, Pedro (2006) Atlas da lusofonia: Angola. Lisboa: Instituto Português da Conjuntura Estratégica (Biblioteca de Ciências Sociais e Humanas SC-8.2-00224)
K. Rizzi e I. Silva (2017). CPLP Como Mecanismo de Atuação do Brasil no Atlântico Sul: a Ampliação da Cooperação, os Desafios e a Possibilidad
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria Theoretical sessions or presentation of content by the teacher and, in some classes, also with a guest teacher.
Conducting written exercises by students inside and outside the classroom (for example: preparation and presentation of a class on a country and essay);
Discussion of the main ideas of the class texts;
Organization of debates and analysis of case studies.

The teacher of the discipline provides the students with the preparatory materials for the classes, in order to improve prior information and facilitate the students' participatory reflection. The preparatory materials represent important learning resources and are available on the University's Moodle platform. The contact sessions include, in balanced doses, exposition by the teacher, a presentation by the student and a debate with the class.
The exhibition is supported by visual supports (powerpoints) or by photocopied texts.
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2025-06-12

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