IDENTIFYING DATA 2011_12
Subject (*) INTRODUCCIÓ A LA CULTURA DELS PAÏSOS DE PARLA ANGLESA Code 12274123
Study programme
Grau d'Anglès (2009)
 Cycle 1r
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period Exam timetables and dates
6 Obligatòria Tercer Primer
Modality and teaching language See working groups
Department Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys
Coordinator
GALLARDO TORRANO, PEDRO
 E-mail pere.gallardo@urv.cat
dolors.collellmir@urv.cat
Lecturers
GALLARDO TORRANO, PEDRO
COLLELLMIR MORALES, DOLORES
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General description and relevant information This subject offers a multifaceted approach to the history, geography and culture of English-speaking countries. Its main aim is to provide students with the key concepts required to understand the history, economy, political life, society and culture of the United Kingdom, the United States and a wide range of English-speaking countries.

Competències
Type A Code Competences Specific
 A12 Conèixer la varietat lingüística, literària i cultural anglòfona.
 A15 Avançar en el coneixement de l'ésser humà dins dels seus diferents entorns culturals.
 A22 Conèixer les cultures dels diferents països de parla anglesa.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
 B1 Aprendre a aprendre.
 B2 Resoldre problemes complexos de forma efectiva.
 B3 Aplicar el pensament crític, lògic i creatiu, demostrant capacitat d’innovació.
 B4 Treballar de forma autònoma amb responsabilitat i iniciativa.
 B5 Treballar en equip de forma cooperativa i responsabilitat compartida.
Type C Code Competences Nuclear

Resultats d'aprenentage
Type A Code Learning outcomes
 A12 Adquireix una visió general dels factors socioculturals més importants de les cultures dels països de parla anglesa
Comprèn i aprecia les singularitats culturals de cada àrea geogràfica
 A15 Reconeix els procediments que faciliten la construcció de les diverses identitats culturals
 A22 Adquireix una visió general dels factors socioculturals més importants de les cultures dels països de parla anglesa
Adquireix els coneixements clau que permetin entendre les evolucions històriques dels diversos països de parla anglesa
Comprèn i aprecia les singularitats culturals de cada àrea geogràfica
Type B Code Learning outcomes
 B1 Fa preguntes intel·ligents que qüestionen el que ha après i mostra iniciativa en la cerca d’ informació
 B2 Segueix un mètode lògic per identificar les causes d'un problema i no quedar-se amb els símptomes
Transfereix l'aprenentatge de casos i exercicis de l'aula a situacions reals d'altres àmbits
 B3 Reflexiona sobre les noves formes de fer les coses
 B4 Gestiona i organitza el treball i el temps d’ acord amb la planificació donada
Fa el treball previst d’acord amb els criteris de qualitat donats
Presenta resultats d’ allò que s’espera en el temps previst
 B5 Té en compte els punts de vista dels demés i retroalimenta de forma constructiva
Type C Code Learning outcomes

Continguts
Topic Sub-topic
1. UK Culture The country (geography, climate, demography, etc.)
2. UK Culture The people history, immigration, England, Wales, Scotland, N. Ireland)
3. UK Culture Politics and government (political institutions, elections, trade unions, etc.)
4. UK Culture International relations (Wars, NATO, European Union, etc.)
5. UK Culture Cultural icons in/of the United Kingdom
6. USA Culture The country (geography, climate, demography, etc.)
7. USA Culture The people (settlement, immigration, women and minorities)
8. USA Culture Political institutions (federal, state, local)
9. USA Culture Foreign policy (isolationism, imperialism, internationalism, etc.)
10. USA Culture Cultural icons in/of the United States
11.The British Empire and the Commonwealth 11.1 The British Empire: expansion and decline
11.2 Origin, justification, extension, and purpose of the Commonwealth
12. African Cultures 12.1 The Ibo Culture of Nigeria
12.2 The history of South Africa: the Dutch settlers, the arrival of the British, the Boer War, the Great Trek, and the system of Apartheid
13. Indian Culture 13.1 The complexity of Indian history, the struggle for independence, the partition
13.2 States, regions, and languages of the Indian subcontinent
14. The Caribbean Cultures 14.1 Thearrival of the Europeans
14.2 The sugar plantations and the slave trade
15. Canadian and Australian Cultures 15.1 Contrast between Canada's and Australia's origins as settle colonies
16. Aboriginal Cultures 16.1 The world views of the First Nations of Canada, the Aborigines of Australia, and the Maoris of New Zealand

Planificació
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
 Hours outside the classroom
 (**) Total hours
Activitats Introductòries
A12
 1 2 3
Seminaris
A22
 48 60 108
Atenció personalitzada
B4
 3 3 6
 
Proves objectives de preguntes curtes
A22
 1 6 7
Proves objectives de preguntes curtes
A22
 1 6 7
Proves objectives de preguntes curtes
A22
 1 6 7
Proves de desenvolupament
B3
 1 3 4
Proves de desenvolupament
B3
 1 3 4
Proves de desenvolupament
B3
 1 3 4
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Metodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Activitats Introductòries Warm-up session to elicit previous knowledge of the subject and specific expectations
Seminaris All classes in this course are a combination of theoretical information provided by the teachers and practical discussions of the main aspects. Students are expected to participate actively in the discussions either by introducing new elements for discussion or through the questions they may choose to ask.

Atenció personalitzada
Description
The two teachers in charge of this subject will made public their respective visiting hours at the beginning of the term. Students will be encouraged to use personal appointments not only in case they have academic questions, but most especially if they want to discuss specific topics dealt with in class.

Avaluació
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Proves objectives de preguntes curtes
A22
 Short-answer test (20 questions) 20
Proves objectives de preguntes curtes
A22
 Short-answer test (20 questions) 20
Proves objectives de preguntes curtes
A22
 Short-answer test (20 questions) 20
Proves de desenvolupament
B3
 Students will write an in-class essay discussing one article or book chapter they will have previously read 10
Proves de desenvolupament
B3
 Students will write an in-class essay discussing one article or book chapter they will have previously read 10
Proves de desenvolupament
B3
 Students will write an in-class essay discussing one article or book chapter they will have previously read 10
Others  

Class attendance and participation

 10
 
Other comments and second exam session

Students are expected to attend classes regularly. In case they don't, they may lose the right to "continuous assessment". This, in turn, may force them to take the second sitting (segona convocatòria).

Fonts d'informació

Bàsica Oakland, John, British Civilization: An Introduction, 7th, 2011
Mauk, David & Oakland, John, American Civilization: An Introduction, 5th, 2009
Ashcroft, Bill, Key Concepts in Postcolonial Studies, 1st, --
Falola, Toyin, Culture and Customs of Nigeria, 1st, --
Brathwaite, Edward Kamau, Folk Culture of the Slaves in Jamaica, 1st, --

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Other comments
Students are strongly advised to contact their teachers at the beginning of the term if they anticipate they will have problems of attendance.
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.