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21801978 LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS IN ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES in Political science for Cooperation and Development L-36 AL BECCE NICOLANGELO
(syllabus)
First module - Focus on English Grammar
The first module deals with some of the main grammar and morpho-syntactic structures of the English language. The language skills acquired by the students will be assessed at the end of the course through the Prova di esonero.
Second module - American Short Stories
The second module is an introduction to the diversity of American culture through short stories and their writers. At the end of the module, the students will be able to: analyze the chronological and historical development of the American short story through its most representative authors; become familiar with the act of analyzing and interpreting short stories through appropriate theoretical and methodological frameworks, acknowledging alternative interpretations and developing critical thinking; experience how literary and cultural texts can transform one’s perception and understanding of self, other and communities.
(reference books)
Edgar Allan Poe, “The Tell-Tale Heart” (1843)
Kate Chopin, “Desiree’s Baby” (1893)
Susan Glaspell, “A Jury of Her Peers” (1917)
Joyce Carol Oates, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (1966)
Ambrose Bierce, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” (1890)
Ralph Ellison, “Battle Royal” (1947)
Alice Walker, “Everyday Use” (1973)
Ray Bradbury, “There Will Come Soft Rains” (1950)
Ernest Hemingway, “The Killers” (1927)
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1892)
James Thurber, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (1939)
Shirley Jackson, “The Lottery” (1948)
Tim O’Brien, “The Things They Carried” (1990)
The short stories listed above may be read in any edition in English.
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