DADES IDENTIFICATIVES

2007_08

Assignatura

CULTURA DE LES ILLES BRITÀNIQUES

Codi

125232211

Ensenyament

Ensenyament de Llengües Estrangeres (2007)

Cicle

2on

Descriptors

Crèd.

Tipus

Curs

Període

Optativa

Únic anual

Llengua d'impartició

Anglès

Departament

Filologia Anglogermànica

Coordinador/a

RUSSELL BROWN, ELISABETH

ROMERO GALLEGO, JOAQUIN

Adreça electrònica

Professors/es

Web

Descripció general i informació rellevant

This course is about contemporary "British" cultural identities: how these identities are constructed and challenged through powerful discourses of institutions, the media, the law, and films.

Competències

Tipus A	Codi	Competències Específiques
		Comú
	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 fer servir la multiculturalitat i la diversitat lingüística com a eina enriquidora i complementària en l'ensenyament de la llengua
	AC9	Ús instrumental de la llengua. Fluidesa i precisió en l'ús instrumental de la llengua segons l'itinerari
	AC10	Capacitat de treball en equip. Interacció alunme-professor i entre l'equip de professorat
		Recerca
	AR4	Capacitat organitzativa i comunicadora
Tipus B	Codi	Competències Transversals
		Comú
	BC1	Creativitat. Desenvolupar idees i projectes originals
	BC2	Treballar autònomament amb iniciativa
	BC3	Flexibilitat. Disponibilitat per a l’adaptació en ambients canviants
	BC5	Transferibilitat. Aplicar coneixements i habilitats en entorns nous o no familiars i en contextos multidisciplinars relatius a la seva àrea específica
	BC7	Considerar l’ètica i la integritat intel•lectual com a valors essencials a la pràctica professional
	BC8	Autoestima professional. Comprendre el valor del propi coneixement i del seu impacte a la societat/comunitat
	BC9	Disponibilitat a la participació compromesa en la vida social
	BC13	Aprendre a aprendre
	BC14	Planificació i organització
Tipus C	Codi	Competències Nuclears
		Comú
	CC3	Desenvolupament d’una perspectiva global del món en l’àrea específica on s’ubica el postgrau
	CC4	Desenvolupament d’habilitats informacionals
	CC5	Gestió del temps per al desenvolupament acadèmic i professional

Objectius d'aprenentatge

Objectius	Competències
To introduce you to major theoretical debates concerning cultural identities in Britain. To recognise the mechanisms involved in constructing cultural identities. To work in groups and engage in weekly class debates.	AC5 AC6 AC9 AC10 AR4	BC1 BC2 BC3 BC5 BC7 BC8 BC9 BC13 BC14	CC3 CC4 CC5

Continguts

Tema	Subtema
An introduction to major theoretical debates concerning the identities of people in the UK, in Britain, in the four nations of the British Isles.	Theoretical texts on cultural identities. Louis Althusser. Stuart Hall. Homi Bhabha.
To what extent can we affirm that Britain is a united kingdom in the twenty-first century?	Britishness. Nationalisms and Identity. What is Scots about the Scots? Black Britons.
The relation between textual representation (films, literature, advertising, music, etc.) and issues of gender, class, religion and race in defining national identities (if they exist as such).	Analysis of a selection of texts and films.
British heroes and heroines. How are heroes and heroines constructed through the media?	James Bond. Bridget Jones. Princess Diana?
Britain and the Media: Newspapers, TV, magazines. Constructing class.	Politics of British Newspapers. Films and Soap Operas. Reality Shows.
British Politics. Party Politics.	Parliaments in the UK. Britain in Europe.

Planificació

Metodologies :: Proves

Competències

(*) Hores a classe

Hores fora de classe

(**) Hores totals

Activitats Introductòries

Sessió Magistral

Seminaris

Treballs

Presentacions / exposicions

Atenció personalitzada

(*) 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

Metodologies

	Descripció
Activitats Introductòries	he first few classes will be based on how the "British" are seen abroad. This will be based on stereotypical information.
Sessió Magistral	The lecture-based classes will focus on mechanisms used in the construction of cultural identities. There will be a strong accent on theory, especially theories analysing multicultural identities.
Seminaris	The seminar-based classes will consist of reading, viewing, understanding and discussing "texts" and films.
Treballs	There will be a final written assignment at the end of the course. You can choose the subject you would like to write about but you will have to consult with me first before you begin to work on it. The assignment must be written according to established guidelines. Please do not plagiarise! If you do, your assignment will be rendered invalid and you will have to take a final examination.
Presentacions / exposicions	You will be asked to present your research project (ie: your assignment) in class before your classmates. This will be done in groups of three. Obviously, each member of one group has to choose a subject that is coherent with the other two group members.

Atenció personalitzada

Atenció personalitzada

Treballs

Presentacions / exposicions

Descripció

I will be in my office during office hours for personal consultation. At all other times, I can be contacted by e-mail. You are encouraged to do as much reading as possible. The URV library has a good selection of texts although many of them are to be found on the shelves of philosophy, anthropology, feminism, history.

Avaluació

	Descripció	Pes
Activitats Introductòries	After the first few classes, you will be asked to do a short feedback exercise.	10
Sessió Magistral	There will be a second feedback exercise at some point during the course, probably mid-semester.	10
Seminaris	The seminars will be the most important "learning" stage of the course. This should be a space of debate, raising doubts, challenging ideas, comparing and applying theories. A third feedback exercise will be given towards the end of the course.	10
Treballs	You will be asked to hand in a written assignment for the course. The deadline will be one week after your class presentation. Grades for the assignment will be based on the following points: Appropriate evidence of reading and research / A clear and focused argument relevant to the topic / Organization.	40
Presentacions / exposicions	The following points will be graded: * A clear and focused argument relevant to the topic * An awareness of audience and purpose * The use of appropriate quotations and specific details * Appropriate evidence of reading and research.	30

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Fonts d'informació

Bàsica

Mike Storry & Peter Childs, British Cultural Identities, 2nd, Routledge

, www.culturemachine.net, ,

There will be a dossier of handouts available in the photocopying room at the beginning of the semester.

I shall also be sending information on texts, theory, websites, available on the internet. This will be done via e-mail. It is essential that you give me your e-mail address at the beginning of the semester.

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