| Competències |
| Codi | |
| A1 | Conèixer la llengua anglesa i la literatura en anglès en profunditat |
| A2 | Conèixer la història de la llengua anglesa i la seves cultures |
| A3 | Conèixer la tradició de la crítica literària i l'estat actual |
| A5 | Conèixer la realitat lingüística i literària anglofona |
| A13 | Conèixer la realitat lingüística i cultural de l'entorn europeu |
| A14 | Saber analitzar textos orals i escrits des del punt de vista lingüístic, sociològic i literari |
| A15 | Poder formar-se una opinió crítica sobre un text |
| A16 | Saber expressar una opinió amb claredat i concisió sobre un text oral o escrit |
| A18 | Saber cercar la informació de fonts filològiques, terminològiques, lexicogràfiques en paper o a la xarxa. |
| B1 | Aprendre a aprendre |
| B3 | Aplicar pensament crític, lògic i creatiu |
| B4 | Treballar de forma autònoma amb iniciativa |
| B5 | Treballar de forma col·laborativa |
| B6 | Comprometre-se amb l’ètica i la responsabilitat social com a ciutadà i com a professional |
| B7 | Comunicar-se de manera efectiva i amb asertivitat a l'entorn laboral i com a ciutadà |
| B9 | Planificació i organització |
| B11 | Motivació per la qualitat |
| B12 | Presa de desicions |
| C1 | Dominar l’expressió i la comprensió d'un idioma estranger |
| C2 | Utilitzar com a usuari les eines bàsiques en TIC |
| C3 | Desenvolupar la vida personal i professional tenint una perspectiva àmplia i global del món |
| Objectius d'aprenentatge |
| Objectius | Competències | ||
| You will learn about the main literary movements of the twentieth century, and how they fit into their cultural and historical context, as well as becoming familiar with their main characteristics by studying representative works by key authors. | A1 A2 A3 A5 A13 A14 A15 A16 A18 |
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| You will develop your literary critical faculties, through oral and written exchanges on the texts, working both individually and in groups, and learn to use the text and other critical sources to support your opinions in a well-argued and clear style. | A16 A18 |
B1 B3 B4 B5 B9 B12 |
C1 C2 |
| You will come to see the study of literature as both an end in itself, for the broadening of your cultural awareness, and as an opportunity to use and refine skills such as evaluation of complex situations (texts in this case), assessing and evaluating the quality, relevance and usefulness of accessory information (in studying a range of other critical opinions about a text) and negotiation of common ground (as you discuss what a text may be said to mean), all of which are highly applicable to any work environment. | B6 B7 B11 B12 |
C3 |
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| Continguts |
| Tema | Subtema |
| Overview of the course, its structure and content | |
| Introduction to fiction of the period: James Joyce | 'The Dead' from 'Dubliners' |
| Modernist Fiction | Virginia Woolf: 'Mrs Dalloway' and extracts from other writings. |
| Introduction to poetry of the period: The Turn of the Century – the Edwardian period | The Poetry of Thomas Hardy |
| Poetry of World War One | The Poetry of W. Owen |
| Modernist Poetry | Essays and Poetry of T.S.Eliot. 'Tradition and Individual Talent' and 'Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock', and its influence on the Thirties generation;: W.H Auden |
| The Fifties | The Poetry of Philip Larkin |
| The Sixties | The Plays of Joe Orton: 'Loot' |
| Poetry of the Postmodern period | 'The New Poetry' - how 'new' is it? Poetry by Tom Leonard, Tony Harrison, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Benjamin Zephaniah, David Constantine, Paul Farley etc |
| Postmodern Fiction I | Jeanette Winterson: 'Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit' |
| Postmodern Fiction II | Short stories by Angela Carter, Penelope Lively, Martin Amis, Julian Barnes, etc |
| Planificació |
| Metodologies :: Proves | |||||||||
| Competències | (*) Hores a classe | Hores fora de classe | (**) Hores totals | ||||||
| Activitats Introductòries |
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2 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| Sessió Magistral |
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20 | 40 | 60 | |||||
| Seminaris |
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10 | 20 | 30 | |||||
| Debats |
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7 | 14 | 21 | |||||
| Treballs |
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0 | 30 | 30 | |||||
| Atenció personalitzada |
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| (*) En el cas de docència no presencial, són les hores de treball amb suport vitual del professor. (**) Les dades que apareixen a la taula de planificació són de caràcter orientatiu, considerant l’heterogeneïtat de l’alumnat | |||||||||
| Metodologies |
| Descripció | |
| Activitats Introductòries | Introductory activities to establish cultural and historical contexts of the period. |
| Sessió Magistral | Exposition of main themes related to each period and author and summary of recent criticism on the subject |
| Seminaris | Discussion of texts, read out of class, often with accompanying questions, sometimes pre-set, sometimes arising from discussion |
| Debats | Open discussion of texts read previously, designed to stimulate expressions of personal and collective response and evaluation |
| Treballs | Students will be asked to do a series of text commentaries on set texts, written by students out of class. |
| Atenció personalitzada |
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| Avaluació |
| Descripció | Pes | ||
| Activitats Introductòries | A student's course work will benefit from attending the classes which deal with introductory information, so no specific mark is reserved for this section. | 0% | |
| Sessió Magistral | A student's course work in general and textual commentaries in particular will benefit from attending these sessions so no specific mark is given for this section. | 0% | |
| Seminaris | Active participation and indication of familiarity with the text will be taken into consideration at the time of assessment, though they have no assigned mark as such. Active participation will be reflected in the quality of the student's 'treballs' and final exam | 0% | |
| Debats | Active participation and indication of familiarity with the text will be taken into consideration at the time of assessment, though they have no assigned mark as such. Active participation will be reflected in the quality of the student's 'treballs' and final exam | 0% | |
| Treballs | Students will be asked to do up to 8 Continuous Assessment tasks. These will consist of written commentaries on texts, oral presentations on pre-established texts, short tests, and set essay questions. All these tasks must be completed and handed in for the student to be able to pass the course on the basis of Continuous Assessment alone. | 60% | |
| Atenció personalitzada | Use of tutorial time for constructive commentary on class work will be taken into consideration at the time of assessment, though it has no assigned 'mark' as such. | 0% | |
| Altres | Final Exam: one long question as commentary on a set text, and 3 shorts questions on other authors. The weight of the final exam mark will depend on the amount of work the student has done as 'Treballs' |
50%-70% | |
| Altres comentaris i segona convocatòria | |||
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Students who fail to pass the Continuous Assessment of the course, must present themselves for the Final Exam. This exam will test their knowledge of the texts and authors studied during the course. The exam grade will be the course mark, irrespective of marks gained for elements of the CA. |
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| Fonts d'informació |
| Bàsica |
James Joyce, Dubliners, Penguin Modern Classics, 2000
Virginia Woolf, Mrs Dalloway, Penguin Modern Classics, 2000
Jeanette Winterson, Oranges are not the Only Fruit, Vintage, 1991 |
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IMPORTANT In buying Dubliners, Mrs Dalloway, the student is strongly advised to buy the edition indicated, and be careful not to confuse it with the Penguin Popular Classics Edition, which is cheaper but provides no notes, and no introduction. In buying Oranges are not the Only Fruit, the student is also strongly advised to buy the edition indicated, and be careful not to confuse it with the hardcover Vintage Classics 25th Anniversary edition. The tutor will also provide a comprehensive course anthology of the other texts required for this course, available through Moodle. |
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| Complementària |
Boris Ford, Pelican Guide to English Literature, Penguin, 1982
David Trotter, The English Novel in History, 1895-1920, Routledge, 1993
R P Draper, Introduction to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English, Macmillan, 1999
Steven Connor, The English Novel in History, 1920-1970, Routledge, 1996
Andrew Sanders, The Short Oxford History of English Literature, Oxford U.P., 2004
Paul Childs, Twentieh century in Poety- a Critical Survey, Routledge, 1999 |
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| Recomanacions |
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| Altres comentaris | |
| It is highly recommended that at the start of the course you have already bought and read Joyce's 'The Dead' from the short story collection 'Dubliners', V.Woolf's 'Mrs Dalloway' and Jeanette Winterson's 'Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit'. |
(*)La Guia docent és el document on es visualitza la proposta acadèmica de la URV. Aquest document és públic i no es pot modificar, llevat de casos excepcionals revisats per l'òrgan competent/ o degudament revisats d'acord amb la normativa vigent