Universidad de Jaén

1. Introduction to the genre of narrative
2. How to study and analyze a narrative text
3. English and Irish narrative: a selection of texts
4. Northern American, Canadian and Chicana narrative: a selection of texts.
5. 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"

• 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

• Theoretical contents (final exam): 50%
• Attendance and active participation: 10%
• Portfolio (activities during the semester on an individual basis): 10%
• Assignment (pair/group work, with a view to making an oral presentation in class and submitting an essay on one of the short stories in the programme): 30%

The correspondence between assessment procedures, competences and learning outcomes is the following:

• S1 - G.07, G.09; CB4 - R.07, R.09
• S2 - E.11, E.12, E.13; CB1, CB2 - R.12, R.13, R.14
• S3 - G.05, E.15, E.17; CB3, CB5 - R.05, R.15, R.17

N.B. (1): 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. 

N.B. (2): as for the dates for the final exam, international students should note that, unless there are exceptional reasons, no alternative dates to the official ones will be offered to them, as they will be considered in exactly the same terms as the rest of the students. All official exams will take place in May-June (regular exams or "convocatoria ordinaria") and -if the student does not pass the subject- in June-July (extraordinary exams or "convocatoria extraordinaria").