Leitura em língua estrangeira (inglês) para elaboração de resumos documentários

Pós-graduação em Ciência da Informação - FFC

Produção de material didático para o ensino de solos

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Educação matemática e totalidade: um estudo crítico epistemológico

Pós-graduação em Educação Matemática - IGCE

Desenvolvimento de recursos para a construção de um sistema texto-fala para o português brasileiro

Sistema Texto-Fala (TTS) é atualmente uma tecnologia madura que é utilizada em muitas aplicações. Alguns módulos de um sistema TTS são dependentes do idioma e, enquanto existem muitos recursos disponíveis para a língua inglesa, os recursos para alguns idiomas ainda são limitados. Este trabalho descreve o desenvolvimento de um sistema TTS completo para português brasileiro (PB), o qual também apresenta os recursos já disponíveis. O sistema usa a plataforma MARY e o processo de síntese da voz é baseado em cadeias escondidas de Markov (HMM). Algumas das contribuições deste trabalho consistem na implementação de silabação, determinação da sílaba tônica e conversão grafema-fonema (G2P). O trabalho também descreve as etapas para a organização dos recursos desenvolvidos e a criação de uma voz em PB junto ao MARY. Estes recursos estão disponíveis e facilita a pesquisa na normalização de texto e síntese baseada em HMM par o PB.

Predação e defesa de anuros: revisão, descrição e evolução

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

A manifestação das diferentes modalidades no emprego do verbo auxiliar poder em português e em espanhol: análise do discurso de autoajuda

This paper aims to investigate the behavior of the modal verb poder as an auxiliary verb in text written in both two Romance languages, Brazilian Portuguese and Iberian Spanish. This research follows a functionalist language approach, more precisely the Dutch Functional Grammar tradition, based on the modality classification proposed by Hengeveld (2004). This author considers two main criteria: target of evaluation, and semantic domain of evaluation. Considering this classification, we analyze the use of the auxiliary verb poder in a corpus of self-help discourses, which currently enjoy enormous popularity in various parts of the world. Although in Portuguese the auxiliary verb poder is essentially an epistemic modal (cf. Neves 1999-2000) —which, according to the Hengeveld (2004), corresponds to the event-oriented epistemic modality—. However, our analysis show that, given the essentially optimistic nature of the discourse analyzed, the self-help discourse, the previously mentioned modal verb (poder) behaves predominantly as a participant-oriented facultative modal. This result demonstrates the importance of considering the context of occurrence of the verb poder in order to evaluate the effects of meaning associated with its use.

Uso de corpora em aulas de prática de redação de língua inglesa

This study aims at discussing aspects related to learner corpora and linguistic features found in texts written by English learners based on the use of collocations in text production. For this research, we analyzed collocations with the verb “to have” and with the nouns “prejudice” and “regret”.

Il teatro e Derek Walcott. Prospettive postcoloniali e multiculturali

This thesis explores the function of the theatre in Derek Walcott's literary achievements. Focusing on the semiotic theories that characterize the study of drama as a literary text and as a staged text, the initial approach aims at creating a relationship between semiotics and postcolonial theories. In particular Pavis's concept of intercultural semiotics and Peter Brook's innovative visions about the regenerative function of the space of the theatre represent a useful theoretical basis to consider the specificity of postcolonial theatre as an innovative space, where new cultural meanings emerge. Derek Walcott's dramatic production is studied according to this approach, in order to be defined as a new hybrid, syncretic and multicultural space. After considering the development of drama from a postcolonial and Caribbean perspective, this study begins with an insight into Walcott's views on theatre, taking into consideration his linguistic depth, linked to the European tradition, but also his strong concern with the Caribbean public's cultural needs. The double tension characterizing Walcott's cultural identity as well as his art represents an essential element to analyse his dramatic texts. With an ambivalent approach, which takes into consideration language and performance, this thesis offers an insight into Walcott's plays to detect their postcolonial and multicultural elements. The analysis of the different texts are divided into two chapters (third and fourth). The third chapters - mainly focused on postcolonial themes - explores issues such as language, identity and space, whereas the fourth chapter centers on multiculturalism in text and performance. Dealing with interracial interactions, issues like re-writing classical texts and the manipulation of personal and collective memory as a way to re- establish new historical perspectives, the last part of the thesis aims at demonstrating the idea that Walcott has created a new space in the theatre made by the harmonic fusion of different and opposed cultural elements, which are visible in the literary as well as in the staged text. The textual perspective of Walcott's drama fits into Pavis's definition of intercultural semiotics, as the faithful representation of a multicultural creole society: that of the West Indies.

Über die Bedeutsamkeit linguistischen Wissens im privatwirtschaftlichen Arbeitsfeld

Until today, linguistics as an academic field does not aim at responding to the expectations of the job market. However, on the backdrop of an increasing interrelation of politics, economy and science, questions as to the applicability of linguistics to labour processes and the employability of linguists are raised and need to be answered. In analysing data gained in the course of 21 interviews conducted with linguists working in the private sector of economy, several issues have shown to be of major interest. This paper addresses firstly in what ways linguistics was likely to be seen as relevant for the jobs held by the various interviewees from the point of view of their employers, which is then compared to the interviewees' own evaluations on the relevance of linguistic knowledge for their daily work. On the one hand it becomes clear that there are differences between the three comparable situations in which the analysed transfer of knowledge takes place (Quereinstieg, Schnittstellenjob, "sprachperformativer Job"). One the other hand linguistic expertise in the extra-academic field seems to be most salient or approved of when it comes to language competence in text production or communicative situations, which further complicates the attempt to make linguistics transparent for non-linguists.

Multimodal viral communication: a social semiotic analysis of the popular Spanish "Ola ke ase" meme

Multimodality – the interdependence of semiotic resources in text – is an existential element of today’s media. The term multimodality attends systematically to the social interpretation of a wide range of communicational forms used in meaning making. A primary focus of social- semiotic multimodal analysis is on mapping how modal resources are used by people in a given social context. In November 2012 the “Ola ke ase” catchphrase, which is a play on “Hola ¿qué hace?”, appeared for the first time in Spain and immediately has been adopted as a Twitter hashtag and an image macro series. Its viral spread on social networks has been tremendous, being a trending topic in various Spanish-speaking countries. The objective of analysis is how language and image work together in the “Ola ke ase” meme. The interplay between text and image in one of the original memes and some of its variations is quantitatively analysed applying a social-semiotic approach. Results demonstrate how the “Ola ke ase” meme functions through its multimodal character and the non-standard orthography. The spread of uncountable variations of the meme shows the social process that goes on in the meaning making of the semiotic elements.

De corceles y de aceros : El 25 de Mayo y las Guerras de la Independencia en manuales del tercer ciclo de la Escuela General Básica de la 'transformación educativa' de los años 90

Este artículo analiza los cambios en el relato de la independencia de Argentina que se intentaron introducir en los manuales escolares destinados al tercer ciclo de la Educación General Básica, que conformaba el nuevo trayecto obligatorio de la educación definido por la reforma de los años 90. Estos cambios abarcaban una actualización de los conocimientos que se transmitían en la escuela y las habilidades que la Historia debía promover en las aulas.

Leer y comprender en las clases de Geografía

El objetivo del presente trabajo, en su primera parte, es realizar algunas reflexiones teóricas sobre la lectura como estrategia de enseñanza en las clases de Geografía. Debido a la complejidad conceptual alcanzada en la enseñanza media y en la formación de profesores, es necesario proponer situaciones de aprendizaje que faciliten el conocimiento y la comprensión de los procesos sociales a diferentes escalas de análisis y desde múltiples perspectivas. En este sentido, el docente que incorpora la problematización como metodología de enseñanza necesariamente contempla las diversas miradas en la selección de textos. En un proceso de lectura interactivo se requiere de un lector dinámico que procese la información con el aporte de sus conocimientos previos, experiencias y prácticas en las que pone en juego sus saberes, capacidades y habilidades. De este modo, para finalizar se presentan en la segunda parte del artículo ejemplos que muestran las oportunidades didácticas que brinda la lectura

El escrito en la oralidad: el texto intentado

A partir de una breve presentación de los trabajos realizados por el grupo GREAL en la línea de establecer relaciones entre el uso y los conocimientos lingüísticos, el artículo se centra en la investigación realizada sobre la interacción oral para la composición escrita en colaboración. La producción de textos en grupo se encuadra en el modelo de secuencia didáctica (SD), desarrollado y experimentado por los autores para la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de la composición escrita, cuyas características se describen sucintamente. En este marco se presentan, ejemplifican y analizan los conceptos de texto intentado (Ti), en contraposición al texto escrito (Te), y de reformulación como constructos teórico-metodológicos aptos para la interpretación de las operaciones y factores sociocognitivos que intervienen en los procesos de escritura y también para analizar la actividad lingüística y metalingüística de los participantes en la actividad de composición escrita. La aplicación de los instrumentos de análisis citados ofrece información relevante sobre: a) las operaciones de planificación, textualización y revisión durante el proceso de elaboración del texto; b) las posibles causas de las modificaciones que experimenta el texto a lo largo del proceso: mecanismos de cohesión textual, posición enunciativa, corrección normativa y adecuación de los escritos. Permite, asimismo, avanzar la hipótesis que la elaboración de textos en colaboración contribuye a potenciar la actividad metalingüística y el aprendizaje.