Educational guide Faculty of Arts |
english |
Bachelor's Degree in English Studies (2009) |
Subjects |
INTRODUCTION TO THE CULTURE OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES |
Contents |
IDENTIFYING DATA | 2015_16 |
Subject | INTRODUCTION TO THE CULTURE OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES | Code | 12274123 | |||||
Study programme |
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Cycle | 1st | |||||
Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
6 | Compulsory | Third | 1Q |
Competences | Learning outcomes | Contents |
Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
Topic | Sub-topic |
1. UK Culture | 1.1 The country (geography, climate, demography, etc.) |
2. UK Culture | 2.1 The people history, immigration, England, Wales, Scotland, N. Ireland) |
4. UK Culture | 4.1 International relations (Wars, NATO, European Union, etc.) |
5. UK Culture | 5.1 Cultural icons in/of the United Kingdom |
6. USA Culture | 6.1 The country (geography, climate, demography, etc.) |
8. USA Culture | 8.1 Political institutions (federal, state, local) |
10. USA Culture | 10.1 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. |
11. The British Empire and the Commonwealth | 11.1 The British Empire: expansion and decline 11.2 Origin, hustification, extension, and purpose of the Commonwealth |
12. African Cultures | 12.1 The Ibo culture of Nigeria 12.2 The history of South Africa: the Dutch settlers, the arrival of the British, the Boer War, the Great Trek, and the system of Apartheid |
13. Indian culture | 13.1 The complexity of Indian history, the struggle for independence, the partition 13.2 States, religions, and languages of the Indian subcontinent |
14. The Caribbean Cultures | 14.1 The arrival of the Europeans 14.2 The sugar plantations and the slave trade |