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Syllabus 2013-14 - 12213010 - Narrative in the English Language (Narrativa en lengua inglesa)
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- Level 1: Tutorial support sessions, materials and exams in this language
- Level 2: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams and seminars in this language
- Level 3: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams, seminars and regular lectures in this language
| DEGREE: | Grado en Estudios ingleses |
| FACULTY: | FACULTY OF HUMAN SCIENCES AND EDUCATION |
| ACADEMIC YEAR: | 2013-14 |
| COURSE: | Narrative in the English Language |
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
| NAME: Narrative in the English Language | |||||
| CODE: 12213010 | ACADEMIC YEAR: 2013-14 | ||||
| LANGUAGE: English | LEVEL: 3 | ||||
| ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 | YEAR: 3 | SEMESTER: SC | |||
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
| NAME: RAEZ PADILLA, JUAN | ||
| DEPARTMENT: U115 - FILOLOGÍA INGLESA | ||
| FIELD OF STUDY: 345 - FILOLOGÍA INGLESA | ||
| OFFICE NO.: D2 - D2-206 | E-MAIL: jraez@ujaen.es | P: 953213548 |
| WEBSITE: http://www10.ujaen.es/conocenos/departamentos/filing/3420 | ||
| ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7102-5497 | ||
| LANGUAGE: English | LEVEL: 3 | |
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION
- Introduction to the genre of narrative
- How to study and analyze a narrative text
- English and Irish narrative: a selection of texts
- Northern American, Canadian and Chicana narrative: a selection of texts.
- Narrative of emerging literatures: a selection of texts
N.B. The selected texts are short stories, in order to facilitate their reading and analysis, and with a view to offering a universal, panoramic view of narrative in English:
- English and Irish narrative:
- Ishiguro, Kazuo: "A family supper"
- Joyce, James: "Eveline"
- Lawrence, D. H.: "Odour of chrysanthemums"
- Mansfield, Catherine: "Bliss"
- Sillitoe, Allan: "Pit strike"
- Trevor, William: "The distant past"
- Northern American, Canadian and Chicana narrative:
- Carver, Raymond: "What do you do in San Francisco?"
- Gallant, Mavis: "The end of the world"
- Malamud, Bernard: "The last Mohican"
- Menéndez, Ana: "In Cuba I was a German shepherd"
- Robinson, Roxana: "Mr Sumarsono"
- Tan, Amy: "The joy luck club"
- Narrative of emerging literatures:
- Carey, Peter: "American dreams"
- Goodison, Lorna: "Bella makes life"
- Gordimer, Nadine: "The ultimate safari"
- Gunesekera, Romesh: "Storm petrel"
- Mistry, Rohinton: "Squatter"
- Naipaul, V. S.: "One out of many"
- Smith, Zadie: "Martha, Martha"
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY
- Lecture (theory): 2 hours per week
- Lecture (practice) 2 hours per week
- Homework: 6 hours per week.
N.B. As the subject will be entirely taught in English, no distinction will be made between regular students and PATIE students as regards methodology.
Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support
5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY
- Attendance and active participation: 10%
- Theoretical contents (final exam): 50%
- Assignments (1 individual; 1 in group) and activities: 40%
N.B. In order to pass the subject it will be necessary to get: a) at least 4,5/10 in the exam; b) at least 5/10 considering all the assessment criteria above.
6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
- "A World of Difference: An Anthology of Short Stories from Five Continents". Edition: Lynda Prescott. Author: -. Publisher: Palgrave-Macmillan
- Ways of reading: advanced reading skills for students of English literature. Edition: 2nd ed. Author: -. Publisher: London ; New York: Routledge, 2000 (Library)
- Elements of Fiction: An Anthology. Edition: Robert Scholes. Author: -. Publisher: Oxford University Press
- The Art of the Story: An International Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories. Edition: Daniel Halpern. Author: -. Publisher: Penguin
- Telling Tales. Edition: Nadine Gordimer. Author: -. Publisher: Picador