El curso Idioma moderno III italiano tiene como objetivo el conseguimiento por parte de los alumnos de las competencias que se enmarcan en el nivel B1 del MCER. Se pretende transmitir al alumnado unas competencias intermedias de la lengua italiana que incluyen: comprensión auditiva, comprensión lectora, interacción oral, expresión oral y escrita relativas al nivel B1 según en MCER.La asignatura se divide en una parte teórica y una práctica por un total de 150 horas. La evaluación de las competencias se desarrollará según los criterios publicados en la guía docente de la asignatura.
The main objective of this course is to help students achieve a degree of competence in English corresponding to the C1.1 level (proficient user) of the CEFRL (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). The focus will be on the understanding and use of more complex grammatical structures of English as well as on the five communicative skills: written and oral comprehension (reading and listening) and written and oral production and interaction (writing and speaking).
At the C1.1 level, students will be independent users of English who will be able to:
- They can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning.
- They can express themselves fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
- They can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
- They can produce clear, well-structured, detailed texts on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
This course examines popular literature in English with a focus on gothic, terror and horror literature as well as on speculative fiction. It is a course aimed at students who enjoy reading. The language of instruction is English.
At the end of the course students must be able to analyze the historical, social and political dynamics which foster the development of popular culture; identify the specific themes manifested in popular texts and culture; discuss ways the popular genre affects the target audiences, reflects the concerns of their time and affects mainstream literature; students must also be familiar with key theoretical concepts informing genre literature; be able to identify typical traits of gothic and horror fictio n and become familiar with the speculative mode in fiction to better understand its wide appeal nowadays.
La asignatura analiza un corpus de literatura popular o de género en inglés, centrándose para ello en dos áreas concretas: textos góticos y de terror, así como ficción especulativa (distopías). El curso está destinado a estudiantes aficionados a la lectura y se imparte íntegramente en lengua inglesa
This is mainly a survey course on drama written in English, where students will become familiar with the evolution of dramatic language, devices and forms. In addition, students will be introduced to the language of cinema. Both codes (the dramatic and the filmic) will be studied and compared in tasks where students will focus on the analysis of film adaptations of literary works written in English. Students are required to read and study five full plays from the British and American dramatic traditions ranging from the Renaissance period to the present.