| Educational guide Faculty or Arts |
| English Studies (2001) |
 Subjects |
| NORTH-AMERICAN CULTURES I |
| Methodologies |
| IDENTIFYING DATA | 2011_12 |
| Subject | NORTH-AMERICAN CULTURES I | Code | 12142024 | |||||
| Study programme |
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Cycle | 2nd | |||||
| Descriptors | Credits | Theory credits | Practical credits | Type | Year | Period | ||
| 6 | 4.5 | 1.5 | Core | Fourth | First |
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| Competences | Learning aims | Contents |
| Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
| Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | Students will be exposed to a number of cultural clichés about contemporary United States, and will be asked to fill in a short questionaire. Immediately after that, there will be a group discussion trying to elicit the reasons for their opinions. |
| Presentations / expositions | Students will be required to prepare in small groups a classroom presentation (60 mins) on a topic related to US culture. Previously, students and teacher will have agreed upon the topic. Students will be expected to use as many illustrative media as they can (ppt, DVD, OHP, videotapes, etc.) |
| Seminars | Students will be exposed to a wide array of topics releted to American culture and institutions. Classes will be seminar-like and student participation will be encouraged |
