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Syllabus 2015-16 - 12213015 - Theatre in the English Language (Teatro 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: | 2015-16 |
| COURSE: | Theatre in the English Language |
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
| NAME: Theatre in the English Language | |||||
| CODE: 12213015 | ACADEMIC YEAR: 2015-16 | ||||
| LANGUAGE: English | LEVEL: 3 | ||||
| ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 | YEAR: 3 | SEMESTER: PC | |||
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
| NAME: LÓPEZ-PELAEZ CASELLAS, JESÚS | ||
| DEPARTMENT: U115 - FILOLOGÍA INGLESA | ||
| FIELD OF STUDY: 345 - FILOLOGÍA INGLESA | ||
| OFFICE NO.: D2 - 245 | E-MAIL: jlopez@ujaen.es | P: 953212136 |
| WEBSITE: http://www10.ujaen.es/conocenos/departamentos/filing/3407 | ||
| ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3361-7253 | ||
| LANGUAGE: English | LEVEL: 3 | |
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION
- Introduction: a. Drama and Theatre. b. Icons, indexes & signs. c. Gender, character and discourse. Reading: from Nieto (1997).
- Medieval drama: a.Material and historical conditions of medieval drama b. Mysteries and moralities. Reading:The Second Shepherds Play (Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol. 1).
- Elizabethan and Jacobean drama. a. Elizabethan drama b. Public theatre and identity construction. c. Religion, economy and politics in early modern drama. Reading: William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
- Late Victorian drama. a. The Victorian period: history, culture, ideology and society. b. Containment vs subversion in late Victorian drama. Reading: Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Ernest.
- Twentieth century drama. a. African drama. b. Contemporary theatre and the criticism of colonialism. Reading: Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel.
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY
Workload: 150 hours.
- Class hours (theory): 35
- Class hours (practice): 22
- Student's independent study: 90
- Exams: 3
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
- There will be one final class essay which will provide 50% of the final grades. This essay will consist of: writing an essay (out of a choice of two), and commenting a number of excerpts from the plays read and discused in class. [Competences and Learning Outcomes: S1-E11/E12/E21-R12/R13/R18]
- Students will also be required to present orally a topic in front of the class (10-15 minutes) (30% of the total grades). The topic of this presentation will have to be previouslyapproved by the lecturer. [Competences and Learning Outcomes:S2-G3/G5/G8-R3/R8/R5]
- Finally, attendance and participation in class discussion will provide the additional 20%; a minimum of 70% attendance will be required to be able to obtain this 20%.[Competences and Learning Outcomes: S3-E11/E12/E21/G3/G5/G8-R12/R13/R18/R3/R8/R5]
6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
- Drama and theatre analysis: an introduction. Edition: -. Author: Nieto García, Jesús Manuel. Publisher: [Jaén]: Universidad de Jaén, Servicio de Publicaciones e Intercambio Científico, D.L. 1997 (Library)
- Collected plays. Edition: -. Author: Soyinka, Wole. Publisher: Oxford [etc.]: University Press, 1973 (Library)
- The Norton anthology of English literature. Edition: 8th ed.. Author: -. Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, cop. 2006 (Library)
- WILDE: Comedies: Lady Windermere's Fan, A Womam of no Importance, An Ideal Husband, The Importance o. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Houndmills [etc.]: MacMillan, 1982 (Library)
ADDITIONAL BOOKLIST:
- Early modern English drama: a critical companion. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006. (Library)
- Drama today: a critical guide to British drama, 1970-1990. Edition: -. Author: Wandor, Michelene. Publisher: London: Longman: The British Council, 1993 (Library)
- The CAMBRIDGE Companion to Medieval English Theatre. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994 (Library)