| Competències |
| Tipus A | Codi | Competències Específiques |
| A12 | Conèixer la varietat lingüística, literària i cultural anglòfona. | |
| A13 | Conèixer i aplicar les bases de la teoria de la literatura i de les teories estètiques. | |
| A17 | Saber formar-se una opinió clara i concisa sobre un text i expressar-la de forma oral i escrita. | |
| Tipus B | Codi | Competències Transversals |
| B1 | Aprendre a aprendre. | |
| B5 | Treballar en equip de forma cooperativa i responsabilitat compartida. | |
| Tipus C | Codi | Competències Nuclears |
| Resultats d'aprenentage |
| Tipus A | Codi | Resultats d'aprenentatge |
| A12 |
Adquireix la capacitat d'establir la relació entre forma i contingut en les obres de nombrosos autors en llengua anglesa | |
| A13 |
Coneix les principals tècniques literàries de la ficció, el teatre, la poesia i el cinema | |
| A17 |
Millora les capacitats de lectura i escriptura | |
| Tipus B | Codi | Resultats d'aprenentatge |
| B1 |
Pregunta per aprendre i s’interessa per aclarir els seus dubtes Comprèn els elements que composen una disciplina Reconeix la rellevància dels esquemes mentals diferents al seu Fa preguntes intel·ligents que qüestionen el que ha après i mostra iniciativa en la cerca d’ informació Contrasta els esquemes mentals propis amb els dels demés i ho aprofita com a oportunitat d’aprenentatge | |
| B5 |
Participa de forma activa i comparteix informació, coneixement i experiències Té en compte els punts de vista dels demés i retroalimenta de forma constructiva | |
| Tipus C | Codi | Resultats d'aprenentatge |
| Continguts |
| Tema | Subtema |
| GENERAL OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: FICTION |
-Literature in a global world -Critical reading and thinking -Concepts: author, work, reader, narrator(s), characters, plot, setting, point of view, context, genres and subgenres, time, structure. -Guidelines for: -basic research -how to write an academic paper |
ANALYSIS OF EXTRACTS FROM: |
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| Hard Times | -The context of the industrial revolution. Facts & Fancy. Finding similarities and differences with our contemporary times of recession. |
| -Jane Eyre | -Images and metaphors. Autobiographical narration. Realism. |
| -The Mill on the Floss | -George Eliot: Writing with a pseudonym? Women's writing. |
-To the Lighthouse |
-Major characteristics of modernism: the deconstruction of conventional literary patterns: time, structure, narrator. Emphasis on 'how', and not on 'what' is narrated. |
| ANALYSIS OF SHORT STORIES: | |
| "Odour of Chrysanthemums" | Images and symbols. |
| "Eveline" | -Gender issues. -Time of narration. |
| -"The Quilt" | -Beauty between the lines. -Women in a Muslim world. Sexuality. |
ANALYSIS OF A NOVEL: |
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| -The God of Small Things (Booker Prize in 1997) |
Cultural context: India The Content: Analysis of issues dealing with women, marriage, caste, love, tradition and colonial and postcolonial influences. The Form: a (post)modernist structure; a non-linear narration; literary resources (similes, alliteration, paradoxes, metaphors, intertextuality, hyperbaton etc.). |
| Planificació |
| Metodologies :: Proves | ||||||||||
| Competències | (*) Hores a classe |
Hores fora de classe |
(**) Hores totals | |||||||
| Activitats Introductòries |
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2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Sessió Magistral |
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5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Seminaris |
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39 | 78 | 117 | ||||||
| Treballs |
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2 | 10 | 12 | ||||||
| Presentacions / exposicions |
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8 | 6 | 14 | ||||||
| Atenció personalitzada |
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2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| (*) 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 | Preliminary concepts and readings will be given to present the basic literary constituents that conform a piece of fiction. These lectures will be followed by class discussions. |
| Sessió Magistral | Lectures will introduce the major theoretical frameworks which will be necessary for the reading, understanding and critical analysis of the extracts selected, the short stories and the novel. |
| Seminaris | The seminars will be based on the analysis of all the texts. Active participation of the student is expected. |
| Treballs | There will be five written assignments: --three critical reviews corresponding to the reading material, --a handout of the bibliography used for the oral presentation --and a paper on the compulsory novel, which will have to follow the guidelines estabished in the photocopiable materials. |
| Presentacions / exposicions | Part of the evaluation process is based on individual presentations. The class will be divided into different groups and each group, and each student, will have to introduce different issues related to the social-historical context that accompanies each literary extract and short story. A general discussion will follow. |
| Atenció personalitzada | Students are welcome to use the teacher's office hours for personal consultation or to become acquanted with the basic structure and contents of the course, and to further practise their communication skills in English. I will also be available for consultation, etc. via e-mail. |
| Atenció personalitzada |
| Descripció |
| Students are welcome to use the teacher's office hours for personal consultation or to become acquanted with the basic structure and contents of the course, and to further practise their communication skills in English. I will also be available for consultation, etc. via e-mail. |
| Avaluació |
| Metodologies | Competències | Descripció | Pes | |||||
| Seminaris |
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Class attendance at each session is expected since active participation is essential to the course requirements. Students have to demonstrate that they have read the texts. Their own critical ideas and in-depth thoughts are required. |
20% | |||||
| Treballs |
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-Three critical reviews related to the texts of the programme. The culminating assignment for the course is the writing of a paper based on the compulsory novel The God of Small Things. Note: Writing the paper is compulsory to pass the course. |
30% 25% |
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| Presentacions / exposicions |
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The oral presentation and the handout of its bibliography will be graded according to: -relevance -accuracy -fluency -critical development -reliable sources |
25% | |||||
| Altres |
| Altres comentaris i segona convocatòria | |||
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Those students who fail the continuous evaluation, together with those who do not come to class regularly and opt for the official exam (segona convocatòria), will have only ONE written exercise. In this exam the student will have to write two essays related to the contents of the programme (2 hours). And REMEMBER, from the beginning of the course, the teacher is always available: please email her for consultation or talk to her. |
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| Fonts d'informació |
| Bàsica |
, - A photocopiable anthology of reading materials., ,
, -Materials on-line., ,
Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things, , |
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| Complementària |
David Herman, The Cambridge Companion to Narrative, ,
Martin Montgomery, Alan Durant, Sara Mills and Nigel Fabb (2000), Ways of Reading: Advanced Reading Skills for Students of English Literature, ,
, The Norton Anthology of English Literature, , |
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| Recomanacions |
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