Guia docent Facultat de Lletres |
català |
Grau d'Anglès (2009) |
Assignatures |
INTRODUCCIÓ A LA CULTURA DELS PAÏSOS DE PARLA ANGLESA |
Continguts |
DADES IDENTIFICATIVES | 2019_20 |
Assignatura | INTRODUCCIÓ A LA CULTURA DELS PAÏSOS DE PARLA ANGLESA | Codi | 12274123 | |||||
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Descriptors | Crèd. | Tipus | Curs | Període | ||||
6 | Obligatòria | Tercer | 1Q |
Competències | Resultats d'aprenentage | Continguts |
Planificació | Metodologies | Atenció personalitzada |
Avaluació | Fonts d'informació | Recomanacions |
Tema | Subtema |
1. The English language in the world. The British Islands and Ireland; the origins. |
1.1. English in the world. Political intitutions, global economy, science, travel, the arts. 1.2. Countries and contested lands (geography, climate, demography, etc.) |
2. A History of Four Nations | History, immigration and settlements: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland). English expansion and historic legacy. |
3. The United Kingdom | The Twentieth century: politics, government, society (institutions, the social welfare). The multicultural society. |
4. Cultural Icons; the UK and Ireland | Cultural icons in/of the United Kingdom and of Ireland. Cultural diversity. |
5. Ireland | Historical legacy and colonial disruptions. Ireland in the twentieth century: 'Inventing/Constructing Ireland':from the 'Troubles' to the 'Celtic Tiger' |
6. USA Culture | The country (geography, climate, demography, etc.) The people (settlement, immigration, women and minorities) |
7. USA Culture | Cultural icons in/of the United States |
8.The British Empire and the Commonwealth | 8.1. The British Empire: 8.2. Origin, justification, expansion of the Commonwealth. 8.3. Decline and aftermath. |
9. African Cultures: the British legacy. | 9.1.The Briish colonial legacy in Africa. 9.2. South Africa and Apartheid; The British imprint. |
10. Indian Cultures and British Colonialism. | 10.1. The complexity of the Indian subcontinent. British colonialism and the struggle for independence. 10.2 The legacy of the English language in India. |
11. The British Legacy in Caribbean Cultures. | 11.1 The arrival of the Europeans. The sugar plantations and the slave trade. 11.2.Caribbean literature in English. |
12. Canadian and Australian Cultures. | 12.1 Canada. Land disputes and colonial settlements. Literary legacy 12.2 Australia's origins as settled colonies. Literary legacy. |