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Striving for quality - the process of creating a student satisfaction assessmen...
Fernandes Silva, Isabel; Quintas, CéliaUniversities are currently being challenged by deep and demanding change processes brought about by the Bologna Process. Moreover, competition in Higher Education is so strong that universities have to constantly adjust their policies. Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa (UAL), a private university founded in 1986 in Lisbon, Portugal, has always been concerned with knowing their students’ perception of the institut...
Speaking activities to enhance learning experience
Fernandes Silva, Isabel; Duarte, Jane RodriguesIn teaching a foreign language, it is essential to provide students with the opportunity of communicating orally. As, (retirava esta virgula) in contact sessions, there is often not enough time for educators to interact individually with learners and it is important to provide opportunities for students to produce their own skills and knowledge. The answer may lie in the use of ICT tools. This paper presents e...
Learning and having fun using ICT tools to language learning
Fernandes Silva, IsabelPlaying and learning are not commonly linked at higher education level. However, with the Bologna Process, the shift towards a learner-centred approach to teaching and learning and the introduction of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools in the learning environment, ludic activities which initially were carried out using ICT have gradually gained relevance in the academic world. At Universidade ...
Interference in Composition: a Study on Written Essays by Portuguese Hi...
Fernandes Silva, Isabel; Teixeira, Ana LuísaHigher education in Portugal suffered a deep transformation due to a new educationalmodel introduced by the Bologna Process. This European guideline also fosteredinternationalization and the exchange of students and lecturers. As a result, a commoncommunication language was imperative and English became a required course unitwithin higher education programs. In some institutions, English was already includedwhi...
New learning identities
Fernandes Silva, Isabel; Duarte, Jane RodriguesAbstract: The objectives of our study are, firstly, to identify different learner identities and typologies within Portuguese higher education context and, secondly, to assess the relevance of online contents and resources for these students by means of a specially designed survey. This survey will be applied to students with different educational backgrounds, learning profiles and motivations.To narrow the...
New approaches to learning
Fernandes Silva, Isabel; Duarte, Jane RodriguesThe implementation of the Bologna Process in Europe led to major changes in higher education in Portugal, including a shift towards student-centered teaching as well as learning and new approaches and tools to be used in education, such as e-learning, b-learning and m-learning. This has been a challenging and demanding process and not all learners have easily adapted to these new demands and opportunities. Base...
Building bridges with language
Fernandes Silva, IsabelThe development of Web 2.0 has led to the appearance of collaborative writing tools, including wikis and blogs. Wikis are particularly adept to collaboration among groups of users, as all members can edit content at any time as well as comment peer work on every page. This paper aims to describe and analyze the application and use of collaborative tools, namely a wiki and, at a later stage, Google docs, wi...
Identidade e morte em "The Life to Come" e "The Other Boat" de E. M. Forster
Fernandes Silva, IsabelNeste trabalho serão analisados dois contos de Edward Morgan Forster relativamente ao tema da identidade, em particular da identidade sexual, de como esta é camuflada e/ou escondida em virtude de convenções sociais. As personagens principais, jovens britânicos a caminho de ou já a viver no Oriente, desconhecem e não aceitam o seu Eu mais profundo e encontram na morte o ...
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