Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500245 English Studies | OT | 3 | 1 |
2500245 English Studies | OT | 4 | 1 |
This is an optional course for third- and fourth-year students.
A C1(advanced or C2(proficiency), Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment is required. C1 allows the student to: understand a wide range of long and/or complex texts; express themselves fluently and spontaneously without having to search around for words or expressions; use language efficiently in various social, academic, and professional contexts; demonstrate skill in the structure of their writing, particular in the use of connectors and other forms of relating ideas. C2 allows the student to understand practically any text, whether oral or written, with as little additional effort as possible; to summarise information from a wide variety of sources, articulate facts and discussion, presenting them in a coherent fashion; to express themselves fluently and accurately, including nuances in the most complex of situations.
The principal aim of this course is to give students an overview of Scottish literature and culture in the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries. Please refer to the section “continguts” where you will find a list of the eleven topics we will cover.
This course is divided into two sections. The first focuses on the Scottish Renaissance and the second on contemporary Scotland.
The Scottish Renaissance is the name given to the literary revival of the 1920s and 1930s, so we will begin the course studying its most significant novel, Lewis Grassic Gibbon's Sunset Song (please consult the bibliography).
It focused its attention on the following issues:
The second module focuses on the recent decades. All the abovementioned topics reappear in a new context modified by recent historical and political changes. In addition to these, we will add:
Please note:
Students wishing to take the course should bear in mind that although much Scottish literature is written in standard English, a considerable portion of it is not, as is the case of the first novel and much vernacular poetry. Students should therefore be prepared to tackle texts of this nature which will require the occasional use of a Scots dictionary. In addition, Scottish texts focus (naturally) on Scottish history, a subject that is only touched upon in the degree. Hence, secondary reading will be required at certain moments. We will spend approximately 75% of our time on prose and the rest of the time on poetry.
Primary reading:
Prose
Lewis Grassic Gibbon. Sunset Song (Canongate).
Jessie Kesson. Another Time, Another Place. (Black and White)
Alsadair Gray. Unlikely Stories, Mostly (Canongate).
Kirsty Logan. The Gloaming (Vintage).
Poetry
(ed) Watson, Roderick. Three Scottish Poets: MacCaig, Morgan, Lochhead (Canongate).
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Classroom based activities | 50 | 2 | 7, 8, 3, 12, 11, 4, 17 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Supervised activities | 25 | 1 | 2, 16, 15 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Autonomous activities | 50 | 2 | 1, 6, 13, 10 |
-Re-assessment conditions:
Re-assessment for this subject requires a content-synthesis test, for which the following conditions are applicable:
-The student must previously have submitted a minimum of two-thirds of the course-assessment items.
-The student must previously have obtained an average overall grade equal to or higher than 3.5.
-The student must previously have passed 45% of the subject’s assessment requirements.
-The maximum grade than can be obtained through re-assessment is 5.
-The following activities are not eligible for reassessment: forums and class participation
Students can't attend the reàssessment to improve their marks. If the student can't attend the exam because s/he is sick, they will have to agree on an alternative date with the teacher.
In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted to an online format made available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or discussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensure that students are able to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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student participation | 10% | 8 | 0.32 | 1, 16, 15, 8, 3, 12 |
written assignment 1 | 45% | 15 | 0.6 | 1, 2, 16, 6, 5, 15, 14, 7, 8, 9, 12, 11, 4, 13, 10, 17, 18 |
written assignment 2 | 45% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 2, 16, 5, 15, 14, 7, 8, 9, 12, 11, 4, 13, 10, 17, 18 |
PRIMARY
Prose
Lewis Grassic Gibbon. Sunset Song (Canongate).
Jessie Kesson. Another Time, Another Place. (Black and White)
Alsadair Gray. Unlikely Stories, Mostly (Canongate).
Kirsty Logan. The Gloaming (Vintage).
Poetry
(ed) Watson, Roderick. Three Scottish Poets: MacCaig, Morgan, Lochhead (Canongate).
SECONDARY
Brief bibliography:
Dictionaries.
Ross, David & Smith, Gavin (eds). Scots-English, English-Scots Dictionary. (Humanitats- 2a planta 809.16 Sco)
Robinson, Mairi (ed). The Concise Scots Dictionary. (Humanitats- 2a planta 809.16 Con)
Dictionaries of the Scots Language. https://dsl.ac.uk
History and social history
Brown, Ian. From Tartan to Tartanry. Scottish Culture, History and Myth. (online)
Devine, TM.
Chadwick, Nora. The Celts. (Humanitats- 1a planta 936.4 Cha)
Durkacz, Victor Edward. The Decline of the Celtic Languages. (Humanitats- 2a planta 809.16 Dur)
Harvie, Christopher. No Gods and Precious Few Heroes: Scotland 1914-1980. (Humanitats- 1a planta 941.108.2 Har)
Smout, TC. A Century of the Scottish People, 1830-1950. (Humanitats- 1a planta 941.105 Smo)
Literature
Brown, Ian. The Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature. (Humanitats- 2a planta 820(411)(091) Edi)
Crawford, Robert and Nairn Thom (eds) The Arts of Alasdair Gray. (Humanitats- 2a planta 820(411)"19"(Gra) Art)
Gifford, Douglas & McMillan, Dorothy. A History of Scottish Women’s Writing. (Humanitats- 2a planta 820(411)(091) His)
Lyall, Scott (ed). The International Companion to Lewis Grassic Gibbon. (online)
Murray, Isobel. Jessie Kesson: Writing her Life. (Humanitats- Dipòsit)
Schoene, Berthold (ed). The Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Literature. (Humanitats- 2a planta 820(411).09 Edi
Witschi, Beat. Glasgow Urban Writing and Postmodernism: A Study of Alasdair Gray’s Fiction. (Humanitats- 2a planta 820(411)"19"(Gra) Wit)
Young, Douglas F. Beyond the Sunset: A Study of James Leslie Mitchell. (Humanitats- 2a planta 820(411)"19"(Gib)
Not applicable.