The programme aims to deepen the knowledge acquired in the 1st cycle, as legally established (DR 2nd Series, 58, 24 March 2009), thus allowing students to specialise themselves in the field of Portuguese Language and Culture (Foreign Language/ Second Language). Its specific objectives include:
a) promoting research and critical reflection on the overall situation of the Portuguese Language (PLE/PL2);
b) developing intercultural skills in the domain of Education and in the contexts of linguistic and cultural diversity;
c) developing core and strategic competences for the uptake and resolution of problems resulting from unfamiliar situations in multicultural contexts;
d) developing the necessary multicultural skills for the management of cultural diversity;
e) developing students' skills to deal with issues in education, learning, and evaluation of the Portuguese Language (PLE/PL2).