Departamento de Filologas Inglesa y Alemana LICENCIATURA EN FILOLOGA INGLESA HISTORIA Y CULTURA DE LOS PASES DE HABLA INGLESA Breve descripcin/ Short course description This module introduces students to the basic historical and cultural issues that characterise (mainly, although not exclusively) Great Britain Profesorado/ Lecturer(s)Nombre/Name: Dr Roco Montoro Email: rmontoro@ugr.es Tfn./Tel.: +34 958 241000ext: 20233 Web/web page:Despacho/Office: F13 Tutoras/Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 13-14:30// 15:30-17:00 Datos del curso/ Course details Curso acadmico / Year of study: 2010-2011 Tipo de asignatura / Course type: Troncal/Core X Obligatoria/Core Optativa/Elective Libre configuracin/Elective Calendario / Calendar: Anual / Year XCuatrimestral / Semester 1 2 Requisitos y recomendaciones/Prerequisites The interactive nature of the module requires that students have reached, at least, a B2 level of English as stated in the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) Crditos ECTS/ECTS credits Total ECTS tericos / theory: 3.5 Total ECTS prcticos / practice: 5.5 Desglose de crditos ECTS / ECTS breakdown: 9 credits (225 hours) CONTACT HOURS: 78 hours (35%) -52 lectures x 1 hour = 52 hours-26 practice sessions x 0.5 hours = 13 hours INDEPENDENT WORK: 147 hours (65%) Independent study: 65 Reading time: 30Presentation preparation: 30Practicum: 6 Group tutorials: 7Projects: 6 Revision: 2 x 1.5 hours = 3 Descriptores/ Course keywords History and Culture of English-speaking countries, with special focus on Great Britain Objetivos / Objectives of the course Contenidos/ Syllabus 1st semester: Historical Issues 2nd semester: Cultural Issues (A fully detailed programme of this module will be provided at the beginning of the course and also publicised in SWAD) Mtodos docentes/ Teaching methods Combination of lectures and seminars Evaluacin/ Assessment Criterios de evaluacin / Assessment criteria: Essays and exam (a full set of assessment criteria will be provided at the beginning of the course and also publicised in SWAD) Idioma usado en clase y exmenes/ Language of instruction

English Bibliografa y recursos/ Recommended reading Bibliografa Obligatoria / Compulsory Reading ODriscoll, James (2009) Britain for Learners of English. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ODriscoll, James (2009. Britain for Learners of English. Workbook. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Bibliografa Bsica / Recommended reading Further bibliographical references will be provided in class Bibliografa Adicional / Further reading Davies, Aistair and Sinfield, Alan (eds) (2000) British Culture of The Postwar: An Introduction To Literature And Society, 1945-1999. London : Routledge. Fox, Kate (2005) Watching the English. The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour. London: Hodder and Stoughton Otros recursos / Other resources www.oup.com/elt/britain http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/