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1. General information
Course:
ADVANCED ENGLISH LITERATURES
Code:
44526
Type:
CORE COURSE
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
373 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL STUDIES
Academic year:
2022-23
Center:
7 - FACULTY OF HUMANITIES IN ALBACETE
Group(s):
10 
Year:
3
Duration:
C2
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
To be established 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 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 Explain the great historical waves of Thought, Art and Literature, identify the most important cultural productions of Humanity, and recognize different heritage resources
E03 Analyze and value critically the globalization process and the current social and cultural situation in its context
E09 Use specialized lexical and grammatical resources for oral and written communication (to write specialized documents appropriately)
E10 Interpret the main literary, documental and iconographical sources for History and Art History
E12 Use the main computer tools and the new information technologies in Humanities and Social Sciences to the creation of digital information
E18 Use basic technical vocabulary to explain the process and structures of the textual, literary and artistic creation, and critically value literary texts
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 Understand diversity, multiculturalism and interculturalism to identify other cultures, practices and social realities, and critically assess the factors that explain the human and social behavior
T06 Express well-argued opinions orally or through written reports
T08 Work in multidisciplinary teams demonstrating social and interpersonal skills for cooperation, collaboration and conflict resolution activities
T09 Transmit and discuss ideas on Humanities and Social Sciences with different types of audiences, using several techniques
T10 Work autonomously in a flexible, creative and self-directed manner, and develop attitudes that will allow a lifelong learning process
T13 Value and promote own work qualityty
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.
Creation of texts about the readings, understanding the connection with other texts.
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.
Individual reflection in relation to literary texts with the goal of stimulating group debates.
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.
Additional outcomes
Not established.
6. Units / Contents
  • Unit 1: North American and Postcolonial Literature: An Introduction
  • Unit 2: Colonial America. The Beginnings of the American Literary Tradition
  • Unit 3: The Birth of a Nation
  • Unit 4: The American Renaissance
  • Unit 5: The Poetry of the Civil War Period.The Last American Renaissance Authors
  • Unit 6: The Evolution of American Drama and Poetry
  • Unit 7: Realism, Naturalism and Independent Prose Writers of the Late 19th-century and the Early 20th
  • Unit 8: The Lost Generation, the Thirties and the Forties
  • Unit 9: From the Fifties until Contemporary Times
  • Unit 10: Popular' Fiction: From Poe until the Present
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
Training Activity Methodology Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) ECTS Hours As Com Description
Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] Combination of methods E01 G01 0.8 20 Y N Teacher's explanation and assessment of students' progress.
Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] Combination of methods E03 E12 G01 T10 1.6 40 Y Y Teacher's and students's collaborative tasks and problems solving.
Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [OFF-SITE] Combination of methods E01 E09 E10 G01 T02 T06 T10 T13 1.6 40 Y Y Students analysis and interpretation work put into practice by using the related competences.
Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] Combination of methods E01 E09 E12 E18 G01 T10 2 50 Y Y Students personal preparation of theory and practice activities.
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 (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).

8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
Evaluation System Continuous assessment Non-continuous evaluation * Description
Final test 20.00% 70.00% 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
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
Portfolio assessment 40.00% 30.00% 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
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
Total: 100.00% 100.00%  
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).

Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
  • Continuous assessment:
    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.
    How to change from continuous to non-continuous evaluation: any student may change from one system to the other if he/she has not fulfilled up to a 50% of the continuous evaluation tasks during the academic period. If a student has already fulfilled the 50% of the evaluable tasks, or if the lesson period has already finished, he/she will not be allowed to change the evaluation system.
  • Non-continuous evaluation:
    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.
    How to change from continuous to non-continuous evaluation: any student may change from one system to the other if he/she has not fulfilled up to a 50% of the continuous evaluation tasks during the academic period. If a student has already fulfilled the 50% of the evaluable tasks, or if the lesson period has already finished, he/she will not be allowed to change the evaluation system.

Specifications for the resit/retake 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.
How to change from continuous to non-continuous evaluation: any student may change from one system to the other if he/she has not fulfilled up to a 50% of the continuous evaluation tasks during the academic period. If a student has already fulfilled the 50% of the evaluable tasks, or if the lesson period has already finished, he/she will not be allowed to change the evaluation system.
Specifications for the second resit / retake 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.
How to change from continuous to non-continuous evaluation: any student may change from one system to the other if he/she has not fulfilled up to a 50% of the continuous evaluation tasks during the academic period. If a student has already fulfilled the 50% of the evaluable tasks, or if the lesson period has already finished, he/she will not be allowed to change the evaluation system.
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
Not related to the syllabus/contents
Hours hours
Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] 50
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] 40

Unit 1 (de 10): North American and Postcolonial Literature: An Introduction
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 2
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 4

Unit 2 (de 10): Colonial America. The Beginnings of the American Literary Tradition
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 2
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 4

Unit 3 (de 10): The Birth of a Nation
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 3
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 4

Unit 4 (de 10): The American Renaissance
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 1.5
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 4

Unit 5 (de 10): The Poetry of the Civil War Period.The Last American Renaissance Authors
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 1.5
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 4

Unit 6 (de 10): The Evolution of American Drama and Poetry
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 1.5
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 4

Unit 7 (de 10): Realism, Naturalism and Independent Prose Writers of the Late 19th-century and the Early 20th
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 2.5
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 4

Unit 8 (de 10): The Lost Generation, the Thirties and the Forties
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 2
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 4

Unit 9 (de 10): From the Fifties until Contemporary Times
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 2
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 4

Unit 10 (de 10): Popular' Fiction: From Poe until the Present
Activities Hours
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 2
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] 4

Global activity
Activities hours
10. Bibliography and Sources
Author(s) Title Book/Journal Citv Publishing house ISBN Year Description Link Catálogo biblioteca
 
A Concise Companion to Postwar American Literature and Cultu Blackwell Publishers 1-4051-2180-7 2004 Ficha de la biblioteca
American Literature After 1900 Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia 84-362-5113-X 2006 Ficha de la biblioteca
The Bedford Anthology of American Literature Bedford/St. Martin's 978-0-312-48299-2 2008 Ficha de la biblioteca
The Norton Anthology of American Literature W. W. Norton 978-0-393-92743-6 (v 2007 Ficha de la biblioteca
Gibert, Teresa American Literature to 1900 Centro de Estudios Ramón Areces 84-8004-487-X 2005 Ficha de la biblioteca
High, Peter B. An Outline of American Literature Longman 0-582-74502-0 2000 Ficha de la biblioteca
Tanner, Tony The American Mystery : American Literature from Emerson to D University of Cambridge 0-521-78374-7 2000 Ficha de la biblioteca



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