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Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Philology |
| Grao en Inglés: Estudos Lingüísticos e Literarios |
 Subjects |
| Literatura Norteamericana 2 |
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| Identifying Data | 2016/17 | |||||||||||||
| Subject | Literatura Norteamericana 2 | Code | 613G03035 | |||||||||||
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| Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
| Graduate | 1st four-month period |
Fourth | Obligatoria | 6 | ||||||||||
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| Methodologies | Competencies | Description | Qualification |
| Document analysis | A11 A14 B1 B2 B3 B6 B7 B9 C3 C8 | Final exam requiring response to one of two essay questions. | 30 |
| Short answer questions | A1 A2 A6 A9 A10 A15 | Short, in-class exercises set every week when possible. They will consist of short quizzes, text identification and short personal responses to specific sections of the set texts. Class participation and voluntary group presentations will also form part of this percentage in order to boost a student's marks. Attendance at our seminar sessions is absolutely necessary. Students who do not attend without justified cause will be penalized as they will not be eligible for marks awarded for participation. | 10 |
| Long answer / essay questions | A1 A2 A6 A11 A15 A16 A17 B1 B5 B6 C2 | 1. Two essays (750-1000 words & 1000-1250 words) on a subject of the student's choice in consultation with the teacher or based on a set question list that I will hand out. Hand-in dates will be set in consultation with the class. No essay will be accepted after the hand-in date. The essays will count for 50% (20% the first essay & 30% the second) of your mark. 2. A take-home exercise to be done on the same day it is handed out. This essay is worth 10% of your final marks. |
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Students must score at least 4/10 in all set work in order to be eligible for a final grade. Failure to do so means that you must repeat the exercise for the July examination period, except for the in-class work. Students with official exemption must do all the work except for the in-class exercises. That is, the essays (50% of final mark) and the take-home exercise (10%) and the final exam (40%). The same percentages will apply to those students who opt for the July exam opportunity. Students sitting the December exam (final exam brought |
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