Dimensions of teaching theoretical classes in Communication courses

a bibliographic-experiential exploration

Authors

  • Luis Mauro Sá Martino Faculdade Cásper Líbero
  • Ângela Cristina Salgueiro Marques UFMG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17564/2316-3801.2025v12n3p349-364

Abstract

This text outlines some issues, challenges and problems related to the teaching of Communication Theory in undergraduate courses in the area. The initial concern is the observation of a certain consensus among teachers and students regarding the problems related to the teaching of theoretical disciplines, whether in relation to their specificity, positioning in the course and ability to promote critical engagement of the student body. Based on this, based on bibliographical research and formal and informal dialogical practices in the teaching experience, this text highlights three dimensions of this scenario: (1) the relations between the theory/practice division and a conception of university and society; (2) the problems of defining what constitutes a “theoretical” discipline and (3) its place in the disciplinary matrices of the courses. These elements are worked on from the point of view of classroom practice in the teaching of theoretical disciplines in Communication courses.

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Author Biographies

Luis Mauro Sá Martino, Faculdade Cásper Líbero

Graduado em Comunicação pela Faculdade Cásper Líbero (1998), com Mestrado (2001) e Doutorado (2004) em Ciências Sociais pela PUC-SP. Pesquisador-bolsista na School of Political, Social and International Studies na University of East Anglia, Inglaterra (2008-2009). Professor do curso de Comunicação da Faculdade Cásper Líbero.

Ângela Cristina Salgueiro Marques, UFMG

Doutora em Comunicação Social pela UFMG e professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação Social da mesma instituição. Tem pós-doutorado em Ciências da Informação e Comunicação pela Université Stendhal, Grenoble III.

Published

2025-09-18

How to Cite

Sá Martino, L. M., & Salgueiro Marques, Ângela C. (2025). Dimensions of teaching theoretical classes in Communication courses: a bibliographic-experiential exploration. Interfaces Científicas - Humanas E Sociais, 12(3), 349–364. https://doi.org/10.17564/2316-3801.2025v12n3p349-364