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: A - L

Derived from	21801439 LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS OF ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES in Policies, cooperation and development L-37 R M - Z ELIA ADRIANO (syllabus) The course focuses on the diversity and richness of Anglo-American cultures through literature and its authors. A selection of literary works written between the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries will be read and discussed in class. Special attention will be given to their formal and rhetorical characteristics as well as their historical, social, and political legacy. By promoting active participation in class, the adopted teaching method aims at improving overall language proficiency, including the ability to engage in open discussion. At the end of the course, students will be able to analyze the chronological and historical development of the American short story through come of its most representative authors. Moreover, they will familiarize with the act of analyzing and interpreting short stories through appropriate theoretical and methodological frameworks, acknowledging alternative interpretations and developing critical thinking. Finally, students will 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) Ambrose Bierce, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” (1890) Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1892) Jack London, “To Build a Fire” (1908) Susan Glaspell, “A Jury of Her Peers” (1917) Ernest Hemingway, “The Killers” (1927) Ralph Ellison, “Battle Royal” (1947) Shirley Jackson, “The Lottery” (1948) Ray Bradbury, “There Will Come Soft Rains” (1950) Joyce Carol Oates, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (1966) Alice Walker, “Everyday Use” (1973) Raymond Carver, “Cathedral” (1983) Tim O’Brien, “The Things They Carried” (1990) Margaret Atwood, “Lusus Naturae” (2014) 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	Written test Oral exam

Group: M - Z

Derived from	21801439 LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS OF ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES in Policies, cooperation and development L-37 R A - L BECCE NICOLANGELO (syllabus) The course focuses on the diversity and richness of Anglo-American cultures through literature and its authors. A selection of literary works written between the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries will be read and discussed in class. Special attention will be given to their formal and rhetorical characteristics as well as their historical, social, and political legacy. By promoting active participation in class, the adopted teaching method aims at improving overall language proficiency, including the ability to engage in open discussion. At the end of the course, students will be able to analyze the chronological and historical development of the American short story through come of its most representative authors. Moreover, they will familiarize with the act of analyzing and interpreting short stories through appropriate theoretical and methodological frameworks, acknowledging alternative interpretations and developing critical thinking. Finally, students will 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) Ambrose Bierce, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” (1890) Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1892) Jack London, “To Build a Fire” (1908) Susan Glaspell, “A Jury of Her Peers” (1917) Ernest Hemingway, “The Killers” (1927) Ralph Ellison, “Battle Royal” (1947) Shirley Jackson, “The Lottery” (1948) Ray Bradbury, “There Will Come Soft Rains” (1950) Joyce Carol Oates, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (1966) Alice Walker, “Everyday Use” (1973) Raymond Carver, “Cathedral” (1983) Tim O’Brien, “The Things They Carried” (1990) Margaret Atwood, “Lusus Naturae” (2014) 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	Written test Oral exam