| Study programme competencies |
| Code | Study programme competences |
| 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. |
| A13 | E13 – Familiarity with the relationship between the main artistic and literary manifestations in the English-speaking domain. |
| 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. |
| B7 | G02 – Students must be capable of applying the knowledge acquired in the multidisciplinary and multifaceted area of English Studies |
| 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 | ||
| Type A: Understanding the historical and cultural context of literary works. | AR9 AR10 AR11 AR13 |
BR6 BR7 BR9 BR10 BR11 |
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| Coñecer e practicar técnicas de analise literaria | AR9 AR10 AR11 AR13 |
BR6 BR7 BR9 BR10 BR11 |
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| Coñecer a evolución da literatura inglesa | AR9 AR10 AR11 AR13 |
BR6 BR7 BR9 BR10 BR11 |
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| Coñecer a evolución da cultura inglesa | AR9 AR10 AR11 AR13 |
BR6 BR7 BR9 BR10 |
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| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| 1. A novela no século XVIII. The Novel in the 18th Century. 2. A poesía romántica. 3. A novela no século XIX. 4. Literatura inglesa 1901-1939. 5. Literatura inglesa 1940-1979. 6. A literatura inglesa 1980-2010. |
1.1. The Birth of the Novel in the English Language. 1.2. Swift, Defoe and Sterne. Readings: Passages from Gulliver's Travels, Moll Flanders and A Sentimental Journey. 2.1. Romanticism in the British Isles. 2.2. Early Romanticism. 2.3. Romanticism and the Novel. 2.4. Later Romantic Poets. Readings: Poems by Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Burns, Keats, Shelley, Byron; Extracts from Frankenstein and Ivanhoe. 3.1. Jane Austen 3.2. The Brontës. 3.3. George Eliot. 3.4. Charles Dickens and the rise of popular literature. 3.5. Thomas Hardy. Reading: Extracts from Emma, Wuthering Heights, Middlemarch, Hard Times and Jude the Obscure. Students will be expected to read at least one of these novels in its entirety. 4.1. Literature in the English Language at the beginning of the 20th century. 4.2. Lawrence. 4.3. Modernism in Prose. 4.4. Modernism in Poetry. Readings. Poems by Owen and Sassoon. Extracts from Women in Love, Mrs Dalloway and Dubliners. Extracts from Selected Poetry of TS Eliot. 5.1. Orwell 5.2. From post-war transition to consumer society: literature and the changing world. 5.3. Poetry: Dylan Thomas, D. Dunn, P. Larkin, S. Smith 5.4. Stoppard and the English Theatre. Readings: Extracts fom 1984, Look Back in Anger, Rosencratz and Guildenstern Are Dead, The French Lieutentenant's Woman. Extracts from poetry and prose works from the period. 6.1. Contemporary prose. 6.2. Contemporary Verse. Readings: Selected extracts from The Trick is to Stop Breathing, London Fields, Trainspotting, Atonement. |
| Planning | ||||
| Methodologies / tests | Competencies | Ordinary class hours | Student’s personal work hours | Total hours |
| Directed discussion | A9 A10 A11 A13 B6 B7 B9 B10 B11 | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| Supervised projects | A9 A10 A11 A13 B6 B7 B9 B11 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | A9 A10 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Seminar | A11 A13 B6 B11 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Workbook | A9 A10 B9 B10 | 0 | 45 | 45 |
| Personalized attention | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| (*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | ||||
| Methodologies |
| Methodologies | Description |
| Directed discussion | Debate na clase. Require lecturas previas. |
| Supervised projects | Traballos individuais ou en grupo pequeno. |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | Explicación de temas. |
| Seminar | Discusión en maís profundidade de temas. Realizaránse en grupo reducido para favorecer a participación de todas/os. |
| Workbook | Leer os textos do corpus (obras ou fragmentos) |
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| Assessment | |||
| Methodologies | Competencies | Description | Qualification |
| Seminar | A11 A13 B6 B11 | Ver sesión maxistral | 30 |
| Guest lecture / keynote speech | A9 A10 | Duas probas (unha hacia metade do curso; outra na data asignada para o exame final) nas que o alumnado deberá amosar o seu dominio nos contidos e destrezas traballados nas sesión maxistrais e tamén nos grupos reducidos e semanarios. Deberase acadar unha cualificación mínima de 4 sobre 10 en cada unha das duas probas para que a nota resultante poida ser sumida á obtida no resto das actividades avaliables | 30 |
| Workbook | A9 A10 B9 B10 | Haberá "tests" de lectura para incentivar o esforzo cotiá da lectura. | 10 |
| Supervised projects | A9 A10 A11 A13 B6 B7 B9 B11 | Traballos puntuables de diverso tipo. | 20 |
| Directed discussion | A9 A10 A11 A13 B6 B7 B9 B10 B11 | O profesor valorará o traballo dos estudantes a diario e o seu compromiso. Teráse en conta a participación activa e a atención prestada. | 10 |
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| Sources of information |
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Bobes Naves, Carmen (1987). Semiología de la obra dramática . Madrid. Cátedra
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Greenblatt, Stephen, et al (eds) (2006). The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Romantic Period through the Twentieth Century . Nueva York: Norton
Greenblatt, Stephen, et al (eds) (2005). The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Victorian Age . Nueva York. Norton
Spencer, Jane (1986). The Rise of the Woman Novelist: From Aphra Behn to Jane Austen . Oxford. Blackwell
Warwick, A. & Willis, M. (eds) (2005). The Victorian Literature Handbook . Londres. Continuum |
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Passages from Gulliver's Travels, Moll Flanders and A Sentimental Journey. Students will be provided with all extracts at the beginning of the course. The novels to be read in their entirety must be acquired by students. Details will be given at the beginning of the course. |
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