Type A
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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
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Code |
Competences Transversal | | B1 |
Learning to learn |
| B2 |
Effective solutions to complex problems |
| B3 |
Critical, logical and creative thinking, and an ability to innovate |
| B4 |
Autonomy, responsibility and initiative |
| B5 |
Teamwork, collaboration and sharing of responsibility |
Type C
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Code |
Competences Nuclear |
Type A
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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
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Type B
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Code |
Learning outcomes |
| B1 |
Ask intelligent questions that challenge what they have learned and show initiative in their search for information.
| | 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 |
Reflect on new ways of doing things.
| | B4 |
Manage and organize their work and time as scheduled.
Do the work planned in accordance with the quality criteria provided.
Present results before the stipulated deadlines.
| | B5 |
Bear in mind the opinions of others and give constructive feedback.
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Type C
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Code |
Learning outcomes |
Topic |
Sub-topic |
1. UK Culture |
1.1 The country (geography, climate, demography, etc.)
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2. UK Culture |
2.1 The people history, immigration, England, Wales, Scotland, N. Ireland) |
3. UK Culture |
3.1 Politics and government (political institutions, elections, trade unions, etc.) |
4. UK Culture |
4.1 International relations (Wars, NATO, European Union, etc.) |
5. UK Culture |
5.1 Cultural icons in/of the United Kingdom |
6. USA Culture |
6.1 The country (geography, climate, demography, etc.) |
7. USA Culture |
7.1 The people (settlement, immigration, women and minorities) |
8. USA Culture |
8.1 Political institutions (federal, state, local) |
9. USA Culture |
9.1 Foreign policy (isolationism, imperialism, internationalism, etc.) |
10. USA Culture |
10.1 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 |
11. The British Empire and the Commonwealth |
11.1 The British Empire: expansion and decline
11.2 Origin, hustification, 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, religions, and languages of the Indian subcontinent |
14. The Caribbean Cultures |
14.1 The arrival 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
15.2 The formation of multicultural societies |
Methodologies :: Tests |
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Competences |
(*) Class hours
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Hours outside the classroom
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(**) Total hours |
Introductory activities |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
Seminars |
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48 |
60 |
108 |
Personal tuition |
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3 |
3 |
6 |
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Objective short-answer tests |
|
1 |
6 |
7 |
Objective short-answer tests |
|
1 |
6 |
7 |
Objective short-answer tests |
|
1 |
6 |
7 |
Extended-answer tests |
|
1 |
3 |
4 |
Extended-answer tests |
|
1 |
3 |
4 |
Extended-answer tests |
|
1 |
3 |
4 |
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(*) 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. |
Methodologies
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Description |
Introductory activities |
Warm-up session to elicit previous knowledge of the subject and specific expectations |
Seminars |
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. |
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. |
Methodologies |
Competences
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Description |
Weight |
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Objective short-answer tests |
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Short-answer test (20 questions) |
20 |
Objective short-answer tests |
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Short-answer test (20 questions) |
20 |
Objective short-answer tests |
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Short-answer test (20 questions) |
20 |
Extended-answer tests |
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Students will write an in-class essay discussing one article or book chapter they will have previously read |
10 |
Extended-answer tests |
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Students will write an in-class essay discussing one article or book chapter they will have previously read |
10 |
Extended-answer tests |
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Students will write an in-class essay discussing one article or book chapter they will have previously read |
10 |
Others |
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Class attendance and participation |
10 |
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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). |
Basic |
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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Complementary |
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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. |
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