The football terminology in Mozambique: The case of neologisms in the Portuguese language class in high school

Abstract

This research fills a methodological gap in the Portuguese teaching in High School in Mozambique. It questions possible methodologies for neologisms teaching in the classroom. The study aims to get to know the methodologies used in research on neologisms in High School in Mozambique. Specifically, it aims to identify the football neologisms in the Notícias newspaper; analyze the portuguese manuals in use and explain the working methods with neologisms. The research showed that there is prejudice against neologisms, wich is why teaching programs and teachers do not deal with this subject. It was concluded that there is need to adopt new methodological paradigms to exploit content in High School. This can be achieved by practical activities that allow the introduction of concepts and their exploitation in the classroom. This lexical awareness will allow the student to discuss and perform a thorough work towards creating a general mozambicanisms dictionary.Keywords: neologisms, education, Portuguese language, football.