| Competències |
| Code | |
| A1 | Conèixer la llengua anglesa i la literatura en anglès en profunditat |
| A5 | Conèixer la realitat lingüística i literària anglofona |
| A6 | Conèixer els temes de debat filològic, d'interès històric i contemporani |
| A7 | Conèixer els mecanismes orals i escrits de la llengua anglesa |
| 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 |
| B3 | Aplicar pensament crític, lògic i creatiu |
| B4 | Treballar de forma autònoma amb iniciativa |
| C1 | Dominar l’expressió i la comprensió d'un idioma estranger |
| Objectius d'aprenentatge |
| Objectives | Competences | ||
| A1 A5 A6 A7 A14 A15 A16 |
B3 B4 |
C1 |
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| Continguts |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Ireland: A Historical Survey | 1. Geography and landscape. Physical and geographical identities. 2. Ancient Ireland. 3. From Vikings to Normans. 4. From Cromwell to Parnell. 5. Twentieth-Century Ireland: from revolution to indepence. |
| Cultural and social movements | 1. The Irish Cultural Revival. 2. Institutions in Ireland: Church and Family. 3. Education in Ireland: Universities. 4. Music and folklore. 5. Irish cinema. |
| Irish Literature: a Survey | 1. What is Irish Literature? 2. The Irish National Theater. 3. Literature and Nation. 4. Women in/on Irish Literature. 5. Contemporary Irish Literature and Globalization |
| Planificació |
| Methodologies :: Tests | |||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours | Hours outside the classroom | (**) Total hours | ||||||
| Activitats Introductòries |
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2 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| Sessió Magistral |
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15 | 30 | 45 | |||||
| Seminaris |
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15 | 15 | 30 | |||||
| Presentacions / exposicions |
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7 | 21 | 28 | |||||
| Treballs |
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3 | 12 | 15 | |||||
| Atenció personalitzada |
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4 | 4 | 8 | |||||
| Proves mixtes |
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6 | 12 | 18 | |||||
| (*) 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 |
| Description | |
| Activitats Introductòries | There will be an introductory session at the beginnin of the course. The main guidelines for the course will be explained; emphasis will be placed on the course assessment and methodologies as well as course requirements for students in CA. |
| Sessió Magistral | There will be nine lectures; three for each section in which the course topcs are divided. |
| Seminaris | 15 Seminars: discussion of cultural / historical texts or literay fragments which students will have read beforehand. Students will be encouraged to actively participate in these practical sessions for which previous reading and critical analysis will be an essential requirement. This will be part of the CA. |
| Presentacions / exposicions | Each student will undertake research and study on a topic related to the course syllabus. The choice of topic will be agreed upon with the teacher at the beginning of the course. The result of this individual research will be presented in class. The assessment of this part of the student's work will be based on the following: Class presentation; written essay with bibliography. This will be part of the CA. |
| Treballs | 3 written assignments --in class--on topics suggested by the teacher and related to the themes studied in class. The critical study /analysis of a given text, fragment, or complete literary work, will be previously prepared at home and discussed in class (seminar/practical sessions). Studenst will be then asked to answer a number of questions in written form in class. This will be part of the CA. |
| Atenció personalitzada |
| Atenció personalitzada |
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| Avaluació |
| Description | Weight | ||
| Seminaris | 15 Seminars: discussion of cultural / historical texts or literay fragments which students will have read beforehand. Students will be encouraged to actively participate in these practical sessions for which previous reading and critical analysis will be an essential requirement. |
30% | |
| Presentacions / exposicions | Each student will undertake aresearch study on a topic related to the course syllabus. The choice of topic will be agreed upon with the teacher at the beginning of the course. The result of this individual research will be presented in class. Assessment of the student's work will be based on: Class presentation; written essay with bibliography. |
30% | |
| Treballs | 3 in-class written assignments on topics suggested by the teacher and related to the themes studied in class. The critical study /analysis of a given text, fragment, or complete literary work, will be previously prepared at home and discussed in class (seminar/practical sessions). | 30% | |
| Proves mixtes |
Active class participation |
10% | |
| Others | Written work will be set periodically by the teacher, depending on the number of students. At the beginning of the course a calendar will be set for presential sessions, tutorials and written tests Assignments, seminar discussion, presentations will be set according to the course calendar. Individual work will be completed and sent to the teacher according to a set calendar. NO COURSE-WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED BEYOND DEADLINES. Students will be assessed on the basis of constinuous assessment (CA) or a final exam. Students who do not have a Pass in all the items of the CA, will have to take a final exam. Details will be given at the beginning of the course. Please note that plagiarism from books or the internet will invalidate your work. |
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| Other comments and second exam session | |||
| Fonts d'informació |
| Bàsica |
Guiness, Selina, The New Irish Poets, Bloodaxe, 2008
Murphey, Paula, The Shattered Mirror: Irish Literature and Film, 1990-2005, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009
varis, The Field day anthology of irish writing : irish women's writing and traditions, Cork University Press, 2002
varis, The Field day ANthology of Irish Literature, Derry, Field Day publications, 1991
varis, Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland, OUP, 1989
Mike Cronin, A History of Ireland, Palgrave, 2001
Gerry Smyth, The Novel & the nation : studies in the new irish fiction , Pluto press, 1997 |
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| Complementària |
Boland, Eavan and Meehan, Paula , Three Irish Poets. An Anthology , Carcanet Press, 2009
John Wilson Foster, The Cambridge Companion to Irish Novel, Cambridge University Press, 2007
Stephen Regan, Irish Writing: An Anthology of Irish Literature in English, 1789-1939, Oxford University Press, 2008 |
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(*)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.