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Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Philology |
| Grao en Inglés: Estudos Lingüísticos e Literarios |
 Subjects |
| Postcolonial Literature |
| Methodologies |
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| Identifying Data | 2018/19 | |||||||||||||
| Subject | Postcolonial Literature | Code | 613G03026 | |||||||||||
| Study programme |
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| Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
| Graduate | 2nd four-month period |
Third | Obligatory | 6 | ||||||||||
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| Methodologies | Description |
| Workbook | Students are expected to read the assigned material, both primary and secondary sources (the latter will always be brief), BEFORE sessions start. Only very short texts (such as short poems) can be read in class. Students will be provided with a detailed calendar with the assigned readings during the first session with the whole group, but they are encouraged to start reading the TWO long mandatory texts that appear in the bibliography section (SOURCES OF INFORMATION). |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | In these lectures, the teachers will refer to a) the socio-historical and cultural background of authors and readings; b) the theoretical concepts behind postcolonial studies; c) the way to read critically and make good use of postcolonial theories. Lectures (DE or "docencia expositiva") are designed for the entire group. Occasionally, there may be a lecture by a guest speaker from another university. |
| Directed discussion | Based on required readings, students will be encouraged to discuss and express their opinions on a given topic. Class discussions may complement lectures in the DE class, but they will be carried out mostly during the DI and TGR sessions, since it is easier to interact with students in those smaller groups. |
| Long answer / essay questions | In this type of exercise or test students should provide short written essays in answer to questions of a theoretical-practical nature. These exercises will be mostly carried out in class. The teachers will collect and correct them, since they will constitute a substantial part of the assessment of the subject. When the seminar or small groups (TGR) meet, the teacher will comment on exercises and respond to students' questions and doubts. |
| Mixed objective/subjective test | These final tests are scheduled for the official exam date(s), in June and July, and they will include questions of a theoretical-practical nature. Such test will include short-answer questions as well as longer (and more complex) essay questions. |
| Problem solving | This methodology will address the difficulties and doubts that may arise from the readings, debates, exercises and tests. These problems will be attended to in the TGR seminars or, if necessary, in individual tutorials during office hours. |
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