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1. General information
Course:
ENGLISH LITERATURES
Code:
44523
Type:
CORE COURSE
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
373 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL STUDIES
Academic year:
2019-20
Center:
7 - FACULTY OF HUMANITIES IN ALBACETE
Group(s):
10 
Year:
3
Duration:
First semester
Main language:
English
Second language:
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer: MARGARITA RIGAL ARAGON - Group(s): 10 
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Humanidades 124
FILOLOGÍA MODERNA
2749
margarita.rigal@uclm.es
Se confirmará al inicio del cuatrimestre, en la presentación de la asignatura. Visiting hours will be shown at the beginning of the term.

2. Pre-Requisites

In order to follow this module, students should have at least an A2 level in English, in the four basic skills: Speaking, Listening, Writing, and Reading.

3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession

This module paves the way for the student's understanding of today's society and knowledge. It also prepares the student for the comprehension of different cultures through the acquisition of a foreign language and the approach to the different periods and authors of English Literature via its texts. 

This module is directly linked with "English Language for Academic Purposes," "Extended English Language for Academic Purposes," "Introduction to Spanish Literature," "French Literature," "Extended Literatures in English," "Comparative Literature," and the remaining modules belonging to the areas of Classics, Spanish, History, History of Art, Philosophy, and Geography.  


4. Degree competences achieved in this course
Course competences
Code Description
E01 To explain the great historical waves of Thought, Art and Literature, to identify the most important cultural productions of Humanity, and to recognize different heritage resources
E03 To analyze and to value critically the globalization process and the current social and cultural situation in its context
E09 To use specialized lexical and grammatical resources for oral and written communication (to prepare properly specialized documents)
E10 To interpret the main literary, documental and iconographical sources for History and Art History
E12 To use the main computer tools and the new information technologies in Humanities and Social Sciences to the creation of digital information
E18 To use basic technical vocabulary to explain the process and structures of the textual, literary and artistic creation and to value literary texts critically
G01 Knowledge of a second modern language at the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
G02 Knowledge of communication and information technologies
G03 Correct oral and written communication
G04 Ethical commitment and professional ethics
T02 To understand diversity, multiculturalism and interculturalism to identify other cultures, practices and social realities, and to value critically the factors that explain the human and social behaviour
T06 To express well-argued opinions orally or through written reports
T08 To work in multidisciplinary teams demonstrating social and interpersonal skills for cooperation, collaboration and conflict resolution activities
T09 To transmit and to discuss ideas on Humanities and Social Sciences with different types of audiences, using several techniques
T10 To work autonomously in a flexible, creative and self-directed manner, and to develop attitudes that will allow a lifelong learning process
T13 To value and to promote own work quality
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
Course learning outcomes
Description
Better comprehension of the periods, movements, genres, authors, and works through the reading of key texts.
Comprehension of the interrelations between History of Literature and Theory and Literary Criticism.
Comprehension of the utility Literary Theory has as a tool to facilitate reading and comprehension of texts, understanding the problems that may arise from literary analysis.
Creation of texts about the readings, understanding the connection with other texts.
Acquirement of knowledge about different periods, movements, genres, authors, and works in English Literature
Acquirement of a general knowledge about the relations between periods and movements in English Literature and the historical, political, social, and economical events in which they are framed.
Individual reflection in relation to literary texts with the goal of stimulating group debates.
Learning (or re-learning) of the basic structures and vocabulary of English through the analysis and study of literary works.
Development of artistic and humanistic curiosity through the knowledge of the Literatures produced in English.
Usage of linguistic skills in order to analyze literary texts in the classroom.
Promotion of the reading of texts in English.
Additional outcomes
Not established.
6. Units / Contents
  • Unit 1: The Importance of English Literature in the Context of Humanities
  • Unit 2: Introduction to Literary Analysis
  • Unit 3: The Beginnings of English Literature
  • Unit 4: The Renaissance. Elizabethan Age
  • Unit 5: The Commonweath and Restoration Times
  • Unit 6: Augustan to Gothic
  • Unit 7: The Nineteenth Century: The Romatic Age and the Victorian Period
  • Unit 8: The Twentieth Century
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, REMARKS

Each unit is completed with one or sevelar additional readings:

1. The Importance of English Literature in the Context of Humanities

2. Introduction to Literary Analysis

- Practice 1: Literary Analysis Application

3. The Beginnings of English Literature

- Practice 2: Literary Analysis of Extracts from Beowulf and The Canterbury Tales

4. The Renaissance. Elizabethan Age

- Practice 3: Literary Analysis of Extracts from Much Ado About Nothing and Hamlet

5. The Commonweath and Restoration Times

- Practice 4: Literary Analysis of Extracts from Paradise Lost

6. Augustan to Gothic

- Practice 5: Literary Analysis of Extracts from Pamela and Tristram Shandy

7. The Nineteenth Century: The Romatic Age and the Victorian Period

- Practice 6: Literary Analysis of Extracts from Pride and Prejudice, Frankenstein, Lyrical Ballads, and Dracula

8. The Twentieth Century

- Practice 7: Literary Analysis of Extracts from Dubliners, Pygmalion, and The Remains of the Day


7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
Training Activity Methodology Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) ECTS Hours As Com R Description *
Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] Other Methodologies G01 0.64 16 Y N Y
Computer room practice [ON-SITE] Other Methodologies E12 G01 G02 G03 T10 0.4 10 Y Y Y
Workshops or seminars [ON-SITE] Other Methodologies E01 E09 E12 E18 T13 0.08 2 Y Y Y
Group tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] Other Methodologies E09 E18 G01 G04 T08 T13 0.08 2 Y Y Y
Individual tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] Other Methodologies E09 G01 G04 T13 0.2 5 Y Y Y
Analysis of articles and reviews [OFF-SITE] Other Methodologies E01 E09 E12 G01 T10 0.6 15 Y N Y
Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] Other Methodologies E09 E10 E12 E18 G01 G03 T02 T06 T09 T10 0.8 20 Y N Y
Project or Topic Presentations [ON-SITE] Other Methodologies E09 E12 E18 G01 T02 T06 T09 T10 T13 0.2 5 Y Y Y
Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] Other Methodologies E01 E09 E12 E18 G01 T10 1.4 35 Y Y Y
Progress test [ON-SITE] Other Methodologies E09 E12 E18 G01 0.16 4 Y N Y
Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [OFF-SITE] Other Methodologies E01 E09 G01 T02 T06 T10 T13 0.8 20 Y Y Y
Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] Lectures E01 E03 G02 0.64 16 Y Y Y
Total: 6 150
Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 Total class time hours: 60
Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 Total hours of out of class work: 90

As: Assessable training activity
Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming
R: Rescheduling training activity

8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
  Grading System  
Evaluation System Face-to-Face Self-Study Student Description
Assessment of active participation 20.00% 0.00% The lecturer will evaluate the students' interest towards the module and their participation in both theoretical and practical activities
Oral presentations assessment 20.00% 0.00% The lecturer will evaluate, in every student:
- Mastery in oral discourse
- Mastery in public speech
- Mastery in synthesizing
- Quality of work
Portfolio assessment 40.00% 0.00% The lecturer will evaluate, at the end of the semester, that the student is capable of:
- Relating theory and practice
- Comprehending and interpreting literary texts
- Using Literary Theory
- Using English as a communicative language
- Presenting the material clearly
Students must prepare these task regularly; otherwise, they will be required to include them in the final portfolio
Final test 20.00% 0.00% The exam will have both a theoretical and a practical part. The student will have to show he has acquired the knowledge to solve both parts
Total: 100.00% 0.00%  

Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
Evaluation of all the aforementioned processes with marks varying from 0 to 10, according to the current Spanish law (Real Decreto 1125/2003 de 5 de septiembre).
Students who do not attend classes regularly will have to deliver all the activities as advertised on Campus Virtual.
Students who attend classes regularly will have the support and the surveillance of the lecturer in order to prepare their evaluation.
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
The same as above.
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
The same as above.
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
Not related to the syllabus/contents
Hours hours
Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 2
Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 2
Individual tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 5
Analysis of articles and reviews [AUTÓNOMA][Other Methodologies] 15
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Other Methodologies] 20
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 5
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Other Methodologies] 35
Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 4
Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Other Methodologies] 20

Unit 1 (de 8): The Importance of English Literature in the Context of Humanities
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 2
Computer room practice [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 1

Unit 2 (de 8): Introduction to Literary Analysis
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 2
Computer room practice [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 1

Unit 3 (de 8): The Beginnings of English Literature
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 2
Computer room practice [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 2

Unit 4 (de 8): The Renaissance. Elizabethan Age
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 2
Computer room practice [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 1

Unit 5 (de 8): The Commonweath and Restoration Times
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 2
Computer room practice [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 1

Unit 6 (de 8): Augustan to Gothic
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 2
Computer room practice [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 2

Unit 7 (de 8): The Nineteenth Century: The Romatic Age and the Victorian Period
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 2
Computer room practice [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 1

Unit 8 (de 8): The Twentieth Century
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 2
Computer room practice [PRESENCIAL][Other Methodologies] 1

Global activity
Activities hours
10. Bibliography and Sources
Author(s) Title Book/Journal Citv Publishing house ISBN Year Description Link Catálogo biblioteca
The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English Cambridge University Press 0-521-440866 (hardba 1995 Ficha de la biblioteca
The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature Oxford University Press 0-19-282728-6 1990 Ficha de la biblioteca
Alexander, Michael A History of English Literature Palgrave Macmillan 0-230-00723-6 2007 Ficha de la biblioteca
Barnard, Robert A Short History of English Literature B. Blackwell 0-631-19088-0 1998 Ficha de la biblioteca
Carter, Ronald The Penguin Guide to English Literature: Britain and Ireland Penguin Books 0-14-08-1595-3 1996 Ficha de la biblioteca
Thornley, G. C. An Outline of English Literature Longman 0-582-74917-4 2005 Ficha de la biblioteca



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