Universidad de Jaén

1. Introduction:

The concept of culture, nation and identity.

1.2. Linguistic aspects related to the processes of colonisation and decolonisation.

2. Main English-speaking areas in the world:

2.1.United Kingdom:

2.1.1.1.- From the Celts to Henry I (4000 BC- 1485 AD).

2.1.2.- The Tudors, Stuarts and the Republic (1485-1660).

2.1.3.- Restoration and 18th Century (1660-1780)

2.1.4.- The Empire and the Victorian Era (1780-1901)

2.1.5.- The 20th Century (1901-2001)

2.2.Ireland

2.3.United States of America

2.3.1 A New World

2.3.2 The colonial period. The Civil War and Independence (1620-1776).

2.3.3.The Birth of the Nation (1783-1848) 

2.3.4. The American Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1880)

2.3.5. American Expansionism and the Last Frontier (1880-1901)

2.3.6. Nation-building (1901-2001)

2.4. Canada, Australia and New Zealand

2.5. The African continent and the Caribbean islands

2.6. The sub-Asian continent: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

3. Conclusion: the current relationship between English-speaking countries: colonisation, decolonisation and globalisation.

Students will be invited to read different materials that will be useful for the development of the subject.

Lectures and practical classes in which different aspects of the course syllabus will be covered. Special emphasis will be placed on aspects related to the culture of English-speaking countries. Similarly, a series of texts will be selected, to be included in the practical sessions, which will cover the main cultural events in the different areas of study. 

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

1. There will be a final exam (50%) in which the different theoretical and practical aspects of the course syllabus will be put into practice. 

2. A written essay (20%) will be assigned, which may be replaced by class exercises. Likewise, a group of oral presentations will be assigned (20%) in which students will be graded according to their involvement in the preparation of the presentation. All these activities may be modified depending on the number of students in the subject and may be replaced by others in which the total weight (40%) is maintained.

3. Class attendance will be taken into account as long as there is active participation (10%).

The competences will be assessed as follows:

S1 E16

S2 CB1, CB3, E16, E23, E24, G03, G05

S3 CB2, CB4, CB5, E01, E12, E15, E16, E26, G02, G06, G07, G08,

The multimodal format will only be applied if recommended by state health authorities.

Please, check the table above. 

 Only if the National Health Authorities recommend so, the non-face-to-face format will  be applied. Please, check the table above. 

Institution in charge of data processing: Universidad de Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071 Jaén

Data Protection Delegate: dpo@ujaen.es

Purpose: In accordance with the Universities Law and other national and regional regulations in force, carrying out exams and assessment tests corresponding to the courses students are registered in. In order to avoid frauds while sitting the exam, the exam will be answered using a videoconference system, being able the academic staff of the University of Jaén to compare and contrast the image of the person who is answering the exam with the student's photographic files. Likewise, in order to provide the exam with evidential content for revisions or claims, in accordance with current regulation frameworks, the exam will be recorded and stored.

Legitimacy: compliance with legal obligations (Universities Law) and other national and regional regulations currently in force.

Addressees: service providers who are the owners of the platforms where the exams are carried out and with whom the University of Jaén has signed the corresponding data access contracts.

Storage periods: those established in current in force regulations. In the specific case of exam videoconference recordings, not before the examination records and transcripts are closed or the exam can still be reviewed or challenged.

Rights: you can exercise your right of access, amendment, cancellation, opposition, suppression, limitation and portability by sending a letter to the postal or electronic address indicated above. In the event that you consider that your rights have been violated, you may submit a complaint to the Andalusian Council for Transparency and Data Protection www.ctpdandalucia.es

Person in charge: Universidad de Jaén, Paraje Las Lagunillas, s/n; Tel.953 212121; www.ujaen.es

Data protection delegate (DPO): TELEFÓNICA, S.A.U. ; Email: dpo@ujaen.es

Procedure aim: To manage proper recordings of teaching sessions with the aim of facilitating learning process under a multimodal and/or online teaching

Period for record storage: Images will be kept during legal term according to regulations in force

Legitimacy: Data will be managed according to legal regulations (Organic Law 6/2001, December 21, on Universities) and given consent provided by selecting corresponding box in legal admission documents

Data recipients (transfers or assignments): Any person allowed to get access to every teaching modality

Rights: You may exercise your rights of access, rectification, cancellation, portability, limitation of processing, deletion or, where appropriate, opposition. To exercise these rights, you must submit a written request to the Information, Registration and Electronic Administration Service of the University of Jaen at the address above, or by e-mail to the address above. You must specify which of these rights you are requesting to be satisfied and, at the same time, you must attach a photocopy of your ID card or equivalent identification document. In case you act through a representative, legal or voluntary, you must also provide a document that proves this representation and identification. Likewise, if you consider that your right to personal data protection has been violated, you may file a complaint with the Andalusian Data Protection and Transparency Council www.ctpdandalucia.es