IDENTIFYING DATA 2013_14
Subject (*) CULTURE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES LITERATURE, HISTORY, ART, CINEMA Code 12695213
Study programme
Foreign Language Teaching (2010)
 Cycle 2nd
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
3 Optional Only annual
Language
Anglès
Castellà
Department English and German Studies
Romance Studies
Coordinator
RUSSELL BROWN, ELISABETH
VALADES GAMEZ, DIANA
GUTIÉRREZ-COLON PLANA, MA. DEL MAR
 E-mail liz.russell@urv.cat
diana.valades@urv.cat
Lecturers
RUSSELL BROWN, ELISABETH
VALADES GAMEZ, DIANA
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General description and relevant information One of the main reasons why English has become a popular and important language to learn is that it opens doors to other worlds, other opportunities and other cultures. How does the teacher of EFL teach Culture? This course will look at cultures and cultural activities that can easily take place in the classroom and generate interest in speaking and debating in English. These aids will be textual and visual.

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
  Common
  AC3 Actituds. coneixements i destreses. Ordenació i estructuració del procés d'aprenentatge segons un model comunicatiu, basat en l'acció (comprensió, producció, interacció i mediació orals i escrites) d'acord amb les orientacions del Marc Comú Europeu de Referència per a les llengües, del Consell d'Europa.)
  AC5 Confiança en la classe de llengua estrangera. Capacitat per a portar a terme un tasca educativa eficaç tenint en compte l'especificitat de l'ensenyament de llengües
  AC6 Sensibilitat lingüística i cultural. Capacitat per a fer servir la multiculturalitat i la diversitat lingüística com a eina enriquidora i complementària en l'ensenyament de la llengua
  Research
Type B Code Competences Transversal
  Common
  BC1 Creativitat. Desenvolupar idees i projectes originals
  BC3 Flexibilitat. Disponibilitat per a l’adaptació en ambients canviants
  BC4 Resoldre problemes de manera efectiva
Type C Code Competences Nuclear
  Common
  CC3 Desenvolupament d’una perspectiva global del món en l’àrea específica on s’ubica el postgrau
  CC5 Gestió del temps per al desenvolupament acadèmic i professional

Learning aims
Objectives Competences
Learn about the cultural contexts of your students. Who are they, how do they define themselves? How much do they know about the target language and the speakers of that language? AC3
 BC3
 CC5
Subjectivies / Identities: define various identity theories according to speakers of the target language and the students, themselves. AC5
 BC4
 CC5
How to define Cultures: An Introduction to the theory and ideas for workshops. AC5
 BC4
 CC5
How to select what is interesting about cultures. How to use this selection as a basis of EFL teaching. AC6
 BC1
 CC3

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Cultures & Multiculturality The case of Britain, USA, India
Iconography What is an icon? Iconographic images, people and objects.
Popular fiction Romance, Detective Fiction, Comics.
The culture Industry. Art, fashion and music
Film What defines a British film, a Holywood film, a Bollywood film?

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours Hours outside the classroom (**) Total hours
Introductory activities
1 0 1
 
Lecture
10 20 30
Problem solving, classroom exercises
10 10 20
Presentations / expositions
3 15 18
 
Personal tuition
3 3 6
 
 
(*) 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
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Introduction to Cultures and Multiculturality in English. What English? Whose English?
Lecture Some of this course will be based on lectures which will offer theoretical framework.
Problem solving, classroom exercises How to deal with classroom problems such as silence, shyness, making mistakes.
Presentations / expositions Students will be asked to prepare a class presentation and consult with me when they have chosen a topic.
Personal tuition Please see me during office hours or contact me via e-mail. <liz.russell@urv.cat>

Personalized attention
 
Description
A lo largo del curso el alumnado se mantiene en permanente comtacto con el docente por medio de las entrevistas personales o bien por mensaje por correo electrónico y a través de la herramienta Moodle.

Assessment
  Description Weight
Lecture Two tests on theoretical matters 30%
Problem solving, classroom exercises One in-class essay 30%
Presentations / expositions * Planning a class through Power Point: 20%
* and then writing a feedback essay. 20% 		40%
 
Other comments and second exam session

Students who attend classes regularly but fail the continuous assessment: If the sum of all your grades does not add up to 50%, you will have to take the resit exam which will consist of a 20 question test (20 marks) + 4 short essay questions (80 marks). The date of the exam will be registered on Moodle.

Regular attendance means not missing more than 5.


Students who do not attend classes regularly will be asked to do the following:

A 20-question test based on the texts discussed in class, that is all the texts in your dossier and those on Moodle. (20 marks)
You will have to take part in one of the regular class presentations and write the first assignment. The class presentation will take place on the date agreed by your group. (40 marks)
You will be required to write a final essay in the exam. The subject of the essay will be based on the material studied throughout the course. (40 marks)

Please note: You might be asked to do an oral exam.

Sources of information

Basic

Anthology of texts which will be available in the photocopying room.
Complementary

Recommendations


Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before
COMMUNICATIVE PRAGMATICS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES/125232226
 
Other comments
Sería conveniente que antes de acceder a esta asignatura el alumnado repasara convenientemente los ítems más importantes de las diciplinas involucradas (Historia, Literatura, Arte)
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