PORTUGUÊS NO ENSINO SUPERIOR TECNOLÓGICO: CAMINHOS NO CURSO DE JOGOS DIGITAIS

Abstract

This article analyzes two pedagogical approaches to teaching Portuguese in the undergraduate program in Digital Games (DG), focusing on the specific professional demands of the field. Teaching this subject in the program is challenging, as the course lies at the intersection between technical knowledge and art. Portuguese is often regarded as less relevant than technological skills. However, its importance is justified by the professional’s need to produce technical documents such as the Game Design Document (GDD), to develop coherent narratives, and to engage in critical reading. Two main activities were developed with second-semester students: (1) the analysis and rewriting of a dialogue generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI), focusing on the concepts of linguistic variety and localization; and (2) the reading of an article on GDDs, followed by the creation of a one-page GDD (One Sheet). The results indicate that students mobilized different linguistic skills, demonstrating that it is possible to align the discipline with the real demands of the game developer.