Examine traditional text in its main lines by telling specific from general aspects; study uses of orality in its traditional forms and analyse new developing forms, i.e. in urban and technological contexts and examine its relation with recent forms of social grouping i.e. 'desafios' (call-and-response dialogue songs), games, challenges and football (Group3).

Examining and questioning corpus of tradition by editing collections, anthologies, partial editions, etc. and promoting reading, story telling sessions as well as publicising songs - performances by specialized groups working in collaboration with IELT (Cramol - CD: "Vozes de Nós", 2007). Other editions: collections of considerably neglected genres: proverbs in lusophone countries, legends, praise songs and poems -and widening existing collections. Systematic studying of tales under the scope of text theory helped to supplement existing collections and launched critical reflection which is to be expanded in the forthcoming period of 2007-2010.

Examining genres of traditional literature in different genre systems. Some of the works published as stories on string in the collections "Bilhetes de Identidade", "À mão de respigar" and "Redes e enredos" provided a strong contribution to the understanding and revelation of specific narrative configurations - predominant themes, motives, episodes and characters - focusing mainly on the tale, the fable and the proverbs. They also opened the way to further and deeper evaluation of how tradition texts relate to literary canon (Gr.2) and study of border phenomena such as stories on string.

Critical analysis of the ways in which cultural identity models and references spring from tradition texts and its specific forms of production; relation between popular and political manifestations (i.e. literary graffiti under the "Estado Novo"); imaginary crossways between different objects where tradition elements are predominant (i.e. bringing together automobile, heart and body).

Promoting reading of tradition texts and critical reading in context of literary studies; developing studies drawing critical tools upon other scientific areas such as history, biology, environment studies and mathematics planed to expand to other areas (philosophy, music studies, anthropology, Gr.3)

Examine problems of the traditional text in its main lines by separating and relating what is specific and what is general; understand insistent uses of repetition, both formal and thematic; analyse intratextual phenomena such as stories within stories, migrating characters, themes and images and the mixture of genres;

Editing the corpus of the tradition in collections, anthologies, partial editions, etc.; critical questioning of main aspects: survival of certain textual configurations (medieval, renaissance, epic, etc) in order to isolate and get a full understanding of common features; examine the uses of history materials; understand phenomena of continuity and discontinuity and the contribution of tradition texts towards constitution of literary canon;

Study the genres of traditional literature in various genre systems as well as different forms and aspects of genre variety and variation; examine characteristics and evolution of genre systems in pedagogical, exemplary and refreshment contexts;

Analyze the question of fiction in the specific context of traditional literature by studying representation, deformation or multiplication of reality; develop analysis of narrative phenomena; question different functions of fiction within traditional texts: moving, educating, instructing, or refreshing, as well as fiction's importance in poetic creation; examine narrative processes of belief and disbelief and the crucial role lies and deceit play in building fiction. Develop reading of traditional literature as well as critical reading by editing texts and promoting studies based on dislocated perspectives which draw upon other scientific areas such as philosophy, biology, sociology, anthropology, environment studies, etc.; understand new interpretation phenomena related to recent developments in literary studies, as well as critical interrogations shared with other scientific areas in order to get a multidisciplinary perspective of traditional literature and a comprehension of the crucial role of these interrogations as regards understanding and relating to the world; study aspects of text reception and transmission.