Public Libraries and Reading

Code	8579
Year	1
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	História das Culturas
Mode of delivery	face to face
Work placements	not applicable
Learning outcomes	Reflect on reading habits in public and school libraries. Linking literacy and reading habits. Reflecting on the various concepts of reading. Reflecting on techniques to promote reading. Establish relationships between the mediator and the promotion of reading.
Syllabus	1. Reading and public libraries 2. The reading comprehension 3. Strategies to raise awareness of reading 4. The information literacy 5. Building the profile of the mediator 6. Relate the role of mediator with the promotion of reading
Main Bibliography	ECO, U. (1979), Lector in Fabula. Milano: Bompiani. GOODMAN, K. (1967), Reading: A Psycholinguistic Guessing Game: The Journal of the Reading Specialist, May, pp. 20-33. PEIRCE, C. (1975), Semiótica e Filosofia ((2aed.) traduzido e organizado por Octanny Silveirada Mota e Hegenberg. S. Paulo, Cultrix e EPU. SARDINHA E PEREIRA (eds.) (2008), Bibliotecas e Literacia - Imaginários e Identidades em Sociedades de Fronteira: Castelo Branco e Castilla y Léon. Actas, Covilhã: Oficina Gráfica da Universidade da Beira Interior.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.