| Study programme competencies |
| Code | Study programme competences / results |
| A9 | E09 – Familiarity with the main models and resources in literary/cultural research in the English-speaking domain. |
| A10 | E10 –Ability to use appropriate techniques for the analysis of artistic and cultural texts in the English-speaking domain. |
| A11 | E11 – Ability to identify and analyse the most relevant characteristics of culture and institutions in the English-speaking world through the study of different types of texts belonging to different historical periods. |
| A12 | E12 – Understanding of different theoretical and critical approaches, as well as their application to the analysis of literary and cultural texts in the English-speaking domain. |
| A13 | E13 – Familiarity with the relationship between the main artistic and literary manifestations in the English-speaking domain. |
| B1 | CB6 – Students should have the knowledge and understanding necessary to provide a basis or opportunity for originality in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context. |
| B2 | CB7 - Students should be able to apply the knowledge acquired and a problem-solving capacity to new or lesser known areas within wider contexts (or multidisciplinary contexts) related to the study area. |
| B3 | CB8 - Students must be able to integrate knowledge and to deal with the complexity of judgement formulation starting with information, which might be incomplete or limited, and which includes reflections on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgement. |
| B4 | CB9 – Students must be able to communicate their conclusions, as well as the knowledge and reasoning behind them, to both specialized and general audiences in a clear and unambiguous way |
| B6 | G01 –The capacity to delve into those concepts, principles, theories or models related with the different fields of English Studies is a necessary skill, as is the ability to solve specific problems in a particular field of study via appropriate methodology. |
| B8 | G03 – An efficient use of new information technology and communication in English Studies is a necessary skill. |
| B9 | G04 – Students must be able to publicly present their ideas, reports or experiences, as well as give informed opinions based on criteria, external norms or personal reflection. All of this implies having sufficient command of both oral and written academic and scientific language |
| B10 | G05 – Skills related to research and the handling of new knowledge and information in the context of English Studies are to be acquired by students |
| B11 | G06 – Students should be able to develop a critical sense in order to assess the relevance of both existing research in the fields of English Studies, and their own research. |
| Learning aims | |||
| Learning outcomes | Study programme competences / results | ||
| To be familiar with images of women in English literature, and with texts written by women, particularly from the long eighteenth-century onwards. | AR9 AR10 AR11 AR12 |
BR1 BR2 BR4 BR6 BR8 BR9 |
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| Integrar coñecementos de diferentes correntes críticas | AR9 AR10 AR11 AR12 AR13 |
BR1 BR2 BR4 BR8 BR9 |
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| Ser responsables e estar na aula con actitude receptiva e saber argumentar as opinións | BR3 BR10 BR11 |
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| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| 1. The long eighteenth century: Fiction 2. The long eighteenth century: Journalism and Essay-writing 3. Victorian fiction |
1.1. Novela versus Romance 1.2. Scandal chronicles 1.3. Romans à clef 1.4. Bildungsroman 1.5 Delariviere Manley, Eliza Haywood, Sarah Fielding, Frances Sheridan 2.1. Delariviere Manley, Eliza Haywood, Charlotte Lennox 2.2. Mary Astell, Mary Wollstonecraft 3.1. George Eliot |
| Planning | ||||
| Methodologies / tests | Competencies / Results | Teaching hours (in-person & virtual) | Student’s personal work hours | Total hours |
| Supervised projects | A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 B2 B3 B6 B8 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| Directed discussion | A12 B1 B4 B9 B11 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Oral presentation | B8 B9 B10 B11 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Events academic / information | A11 B2 B3 B6 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Workbook | A11 B1 B3 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | A9 A10 A12 B6 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Personalized attention | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| (*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | ||||
| Methodologies |
| Methodologies | Description |
| Supervised projects | Traballo escrito sobre textos primarios ou secundarios relacionados co programa (2.000 palabras aproximadamente) |
| Directed discussion | Contribución acriva aos debates sobre temas propostos |
| Oral presentation | Presentación oral na clase de análises de textos fixados |
| Events academic / information | Asistencia e informes sobre encontros relacionados co programa |
| Workbook | Lectura crítica de textos asignados |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | Descricin e análise crítica de textos e periodos estudiados. |
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| Methodologies | Competencies / Results | Description | Qualification |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | A9 A10 A12 B6 | Attendance to lectures on syllabus topics | 10 |
| Directed discussion | A12 B1 B4 B9 B11 | Active participation in sessions | 20 |
| Supervised projects | A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 B2 B3 B6 B8 | Monitored research on assigned issues | 20 |
| Oral presentation | B8 B9 B10 B11 | Oral presentation on assigned topics | 20 |
| Events academic / information | A11 B2 B3 B6 | Attendance and written report of events related to the syllabus | 10 |
| Workbook | A11 B1 B3 | Critical reading of assigned texts to be discussed in class | 20 |
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Part-time students and students who have been officially granted not to attend classes will be assessed in either opportunity as specified for the second opportunity |
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| Sources of information |
| Basic |
Haywood, Eliza (2000). Fragments of Love in Excess, or The Fatal Enquiry. Hertfordshire, Canada: Broadview
Sheridan, Frances (1995). Fragments of Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph. Oxford: OUP
Haywood, Eliza (1997). Fragments of Miss Betsy Thoughtless. Oxford: OUP; Hertfordshire, Canada: Broadview
Lennox, Charlotte (1989). Fragments of The Female Quixote. Oxford: OUP
Fielding, Sarah (2005). Fragments of The Governess. Hertfordshire, Canada: Broadview
Manley, Delariviere (1992). Fragments of The New Atalantis. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin
Wollstonecraft, Mary (1988). Sections of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. New York: Norton;Oxford: OUP
Haywood, Eliza (1999). Selections from The Female Spectator. Oxford: OUP |
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| Complementary |
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Showalter, Elaine (1984). A Literature of their Own. London: Virago
Beetham, Margaret (1996). A Magazine of her Own?. London: Routledge
Lorenzo Modia, María Jesús (1998). Literatura femenina inglesa del siglo XVIII. A Coruña: UDC
Ballaster, Ros (1992). Seductive Forms. Women's Amatory Fiction from 1684 to 1740. Oxford: Clarendon
MacCarthy, B. G. (1994). The Female Pen. Cork: Cork UP
Italia, Iona (2005). The Rise of Literary Journalism in the Eighteenth Century. London: Routledge
Spencer, Jane (1986). The Rise of the Woman Novelist. Oxford: Blackwell
Todd, Janet (1989). The Sign of Angellica. London: Virago
McDowell, Paula (1998). The Women of Grub Street.. Oxford: Clarendon
Shevelow, Kathryn (1989). Women and Print Culture. London: Routledge |
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