Teaching - Università Roma Tre

LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS OF ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES (objectives)

Code

21801439

Language

ITA

Type of certificate

Profit certificate

Credits

Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code

L-LIN/12

Contact Hours

Type of Activity

Basic compulsory activities

Group: AL

Derived from	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.
Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities	From to
Delivery mode	Traditional
Attendance	not mandatory
Evaluation methods	Oral exam

Group: MZ

Teacher	ELIA ADRIANO (syllabus) First module: English grammar: Learning the Language 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: Afrofuturism: Literature, Music, Cinema Afrofuturism is an interdisciplinary cultural movement that rejects a number of clichés that have commonly referred to people of African descent. At a first glance, Afrofuturism may sound like an oxymoron. “Afro” and “Futurism” are likely to be considered as terms in opposition, the former evoking images of primitivism and backwardness, the latter – ever since F. T. Marinetti’s definition in 1909 – celebrating instead speed and modernity. The creative contribution of Afrofuturist writers, musicians, artists, filmmakers and critics challenges the stereotypical historical view routinely applied to the Black Atlantic experience and proposes counter-histories that reconsider the role of black people in the western society in the past and imagine alternative roles in the future. The module focuses on the different languages of Afrofuturism: music, visual arts, cinema and especially literature − proto-Afrofuturist fiction such as W.E.B. Du Bois’s short story “The Comet” (1920), George S. Schuyler’s novel Black No More (1931) and more recent examples such as Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man (1952) and Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred (1979). The reference material includes works of fiction, critical essays and audiovisual material. (reference books) For students attending classes: - Adriano Elia, La Cometa di W.E.B. Du Bois, Roma, RomaTrE-Press, 2015. Further reference material will be given during the course (see References below). For students not attending classes: - R. Ambrosini, A. Rutt, A. Elia, The UK: Learning the Language, Studying the Culture, Roma, Carocci, 2008 (2005). - N. McNaughton, Understanding British and European Political Issues, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2010 (2003). - A. Hunt, B. Wheeler, “Brexit: All you need to know about the UK leaving the EU”, BBC News, 5 September 2017 (available here: https://scienzepolitiche-uniroma3-it.mirror.uniroma3.it/aelia/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2009/11/Brexit.pdf). - English Grammar 2019-20 (available here: https://scienzepolitiche-uniroma3-it.mirror.uniroma3.it/aelia/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2019/09/English-Grammar-2019_20.pdf).
Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities	From to
Delivery mode	Traditional
Attendance	not mandatory
Evaluation methods	Written test Oral exam