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Syllabus 2015-16 - 12212003 - Culture of English Speaking Countries (Cultura de los países de habla 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: 2015-16
COURSE: Culture of English Speaking Countries
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: Culture of English Speaking Countries
CODE: 12212003 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2015-16
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 3
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 YEAR: 2 SEMESTER: PC
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
NAME: ZUNINO GARRIDO, MARÍA DE LA CINTA
DEPARTMENT: U115 - FILOLOGÍA INGLESA
FIELD OF STUDY: 345 - FILOLOGÍA INGLESA
OFFICE NO.: D2 - 210 E-MAIL: czunino@ujaen.es P: 9530213549
WEBSITE: -
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7008-3329
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 3
NAME: GARCÍA RAMÍREZ, PAOLA
DEPARTMENT: U115 - FILOLOGÍA INGLESA
FIELD OF STUDY: 345 - FILOLOGÍA INGLESA
OFFICE NO.: D2 - 227 E-MAIL: pagarcia@ujaen.es P: 953212217
WEBSITE: www.ujaen.es
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4753-2982
LANGUAGE: English LEVEL: 3
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION

Introduction

English speaking countries:

United Kingdom

Ireland

United States of America

Canada, Australia and New Zealand

Africa and the Caribbean

Asia and India 

4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Lectures (2 hours per week) and seminars (2 hours per week).

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

Final exam (50%)

Attendance and participation (10%)

Class work and essays (40%)

6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
  • An illustrated history of Britain. Edition: 10ª imp.. Author: McDowall, David. Publisher: Harlow: Longman, 2004  (Library)
  • Historia breve de las Islas Británicas. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Madrid : Sílex, 2007  (Library)
  • Oxford guide to British and American culture: for learners of English. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Oxford: Oxford University Press, cop. 1999  (Library)
  • American ways [Recurso electrónico] : a cultural guide to the United States. Edition: 3rd ed. Author: Althen, Gary. Publisher: Boston : Intercultural Press, 2011  (Library)
ADDITIONAL BOOKLIST:
  • An illustrated history of Britain. Edition: 10ª imp.. Author: McDowall, David. Publisher: Harlow: Longman, 2004  (Library)
  • An illustrated history of the USA. Edition: [1st ed., 24th impr.]. Author: O'Callaghan, Dennis Brynley. Publisher: Harlow (United Kingdom) : Longman, 2012  (Library)
  • Contemporary British Society. Edition: Cambridge. Author: ABERCROMBIE, Nicholas & WARDEN, Alan. (1994) 1995.. Publisher: Polity  (Library)
  • Historia social de Inglaterra. Edition: -. Author: Briggs, Asa. Publisher: Madrid: Alianza, D..L. 1994  (Library)
  • American Cultural Studies.. Edition: -. Author: CAMPBELL, N. and A. KEVIN. 1999. Publisher: Routledge  (Library)
  • Dictionary of Britain. Edition: 2nd impression. Author: Room, Adrian. Publisher: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987  (Library)
  • America in close-up. Edition: 1st published, 8th imp. Author: Fiedler, Eckhard. Publisher: Harlow: Longman, 1998  (Library)
  • Atlas of british overseas expansion. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: London: Routledge, 1994  (Library)
  • American civilization: an introduction. Edition: 2nd ed. Author: Mauk, David. Publisher: London ; New York: Routledge, 1997  (Library)
  • The African-Caribbean worldview and the making of a Caribbean society [Recurso electrónico]. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Kingston, Jamaica : University of West Indies Press, c2009.  (Library)
  • Africa explored: Europeans in the Dark Continent, 1769-1889. Edition: -. Author: Hibbert, Christopher, 1924-. Publisher: London : Cooper Square Press, 2002  (Library)
  • Homage to India = Homenaje a la India : reflections on Indian culture 50 years after independence. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Bellaterra: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2001  (Library)
  • England in the late Middle Ages. Edition: 8 th. ed., repr. Author: Myers, A. R.. Publisher: Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1986  (Library)