AIMS:
To introduce students to the purposes and methods of literay and cultural research in the humanities.
To familiarise the students with the methods of finding information on literary and cultural topics in English.
To inform the students about the major trends of literary and cultural scholarship in English-Speaking countries.
To help students distinguish among different research activities through practical exercises in order to train them for their professional future as academics in the field of Literature and Culture.
To engender the students’ autonomous learning by asking them to analyze texts, to prepare presentations and debates, and to write abstracts, reviews, and essays, following the instructions given in the class and in tutorials.
Contingency plan
1. Modifications to the contents: None except in case of force majeure, in which the contents could be reduced and/or adapted.
2. Methodologies
*Teaching methodologies that are maintained: Supervised project, oral presentation and seminar.
*Teaching methodologies that are modified: Classes will be taught through audios and/or videos recorded on Moodle and/or Microsoft Teams. I will create a forum or a chat to discuss the topics of the course and a channel to post the videos. Written exercises will be sent by email and/or Moodle.
3. Mechanisms for personalized attention to students: Email and/or video-tutorials through Teams.
4. Modifications in the evaluation: See below.
*Evaluation observations: The essay will be sent by email and the reading comments by Moodle. The oral presentation will be recorded on video and uploaded to the corresponding platform (e.g. Microsoft Teams).
5. Modifications to the bibliography or webgraphy: None.
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.
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