Degree | Type | Year |
---|---|---|
2504212 English Studies | OB | 4 |
2504380 English and Catalan Studies | OT | 3 |
2504380 English and Catalan Studies | OT | 4 |
2504386 English and Spanish Studies | OT | 3 |
2504386 English and Spanish Studies | OT | 4 |
2504393 English and French Studies | OT | 0 |
2504393 English and French Studies | OT | 3 |
2504393 English and French Studies | OT | 4 |
2504394 English and Classics Studies | OT | 3 |
2504394 English and Classics Studies | OT | 4 |
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To take this subject you must have an interest in reading and in contemporary literature in the English language.
An initial level of English of C2 (proficiency) of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment is required.
With C2 the student can, without significant effort, comprehend the greater part of all that they read or listen to; they can summarize information from different oral or written sources,
reconstruct facts and arguments, and present them in a coherent manner; express themselves spontaneously, with fluency and precision, distinguishing subtle nuances of meaning
even in the most complex situations.
It is NOT recommended to enrol without having passed Reading & Writing for Academic Purposes 2 and Listening & Speaking for Academic Purposes 2.
Familiarize the student with contemporary literature in English of various genres and offer training in how to write reviews.
There is no common content for all students, each student will work with a different set of 4 works:
1 literary novel from the United States or the United Kingdom, 1 English-language literary novel excluding these countries,
1 novel of Anglophone genre of any nationality, 1 work of Anglophone non-fiction of any nationality.
All of them from the s. XX (1990s) or XXI.
The teacher will assign the works to each student, from the moment the Guide is published
(students can contact her by email at Sara.Martin@uab.cat)
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Treball a l'aula amb la docent | 25 | 1 | 3, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Review writing | 10 | 0.4 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Reading the 4 allocated text | 50 | 2 | 1, 14, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29 |
The training activities are divided into three blocks:
1. 50 hours of interaction in the classroom with the teacher and other students
(20 hours of content reception and 30 of interaction with other students)
2. 50 hours of supervised work consisting of writing reviews
(10 hours of teaching supervision and 40 hours of writing)
3. 50 hours of independent work consisting of reading the assigned works and other texts
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 | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Classroom interaction with peers | 20% | 15 | 0.6 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 |
Classroom interaction with teacher | 10% | 10 | 0.4 | 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 15, 17, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28 |
Review of a genre novel in English from any nation | 15% | 10 | 0.4 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30 |
Review of a literary novel from the USA or the UK | 15% | 10 | 0.4 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 |
Review of a literary novel in English from nations other than the USA or the UK | 15% | 10 | 0.4 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 |
Review of a non-fiction volume in English from any nation | 15% | 10 | 0.4 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 |
Assessment is based on:
1) 20% of the final grade: interaction in the classroom with other students (attendance is compulsory, except in justified cases);
this interaction includes the forum in the digital classroom
2) 10% of the final grade: interaction in the classroom with the teacher (attendance is compulsory, except in justified cases);
3) 70% of the final mark: 1 review of 800 words for each of the 4 volumes read by the student.
Misuse of ChatGPT (or similar) and any evidence of plagiarism will result in a 0 for the whole subject. Re-assessment consists of the repetition of the reviews; interaction with other students is not reassessable. Single assessment consists of the delivery of the 4 reviews at the end of the semester, face-to-face interaction in the classroom is recommended.
Throughout the semester, the student will have to read reviews published in the press and on social networks,
in addition to various academic articles and the 4 assigned works.
The bibliography will be decided based on the works discussed.
There is no software associated with this subject. The student is required to be able to use Word,
Google and the GoodReads social network, ideally with their own account.
Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | English | first semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 1 | English | first semester | morning-mixed |