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This course is offered in the second term of the third year of English Studies. Its main goals are: 1) to get to know the American Literature since colonial times up to the last part of the 19th Century, 2) to identify the main literary trends of both periods as well as its historical, cultural and social context, 3) to develop as independent learners and thinkers, 4) to think critically, 5) to analyse the best literary output of said epochs using the techniques of text analysis, and 6) to improve the students reading comprehension and oral and written expression in English.

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COMPETENCES



This subject belongs to the Module “Fundamentos en Literatura Inglesa” (M04). Specifically it contributes to the achievement of module competences:



M04CM01- To understand the English language and to use it properly through the reading of different literary texts.

M04CM02- To analyze literature written in English, exploring the interaction of the literary texts with the cultural and historical context in English-speaking countries.

M04CM03- To understand, analyze and interpret critically literature in English, using adequate text analysis techniques and to transmit and discuss it in groups and individually.

M04CM04- To understand the role of literature in the creation of personal and collective ideas related to fields of general interest, such as history, social relations or gender.



Final achievement of the module competences above entails the fulfillment of the degree competences:



G001- To be able to produce and understand any type of oral and written text in English.

G002- To know the history, civilization and culture of the English-speaking countries.

G004- To understand, analyse and interpret American literature and to be able to evaluate critically texts and documents in English.

G007- To be able to relate the specific knowledge of the degree with other areas and disciplines and to transmit that knowledge in further studies in order to favour conciliatory and tolerant attitudes towards multilingual and multicultural diversity

G008- To be able to work autonomously and in teams, making use of the techniques and tools acquired.

G009- To be able to transmit the knowledge acquired in different academic contexts to be used in diverse professional contexts.





LEARNING OUTCOMES



In this course, students will be able to:

- listen and read with an open but critical mind literature written in English in North America between the 18th and the 19th Centuries;

- exercise critical judgment and undertake sophisticated synthesis, analysis and evaluation of varying kinds of evidence;

- read closely, analytically, and with understanding, texts from these historical periods and in different styles and genres;

- argue persuasively and with appropriate illustration and evidence, both orally and in writing;

- approach literary texts and critical issues with imagination, sensitivity and creativity;

- develop independence of mind, including an ability to challenge received opinion.

- find information, organise and deploy it;

- work well independently, with a strong sense of self-direction, but with the ability to work constructively in co-operation with others;

- plan and organise the use of time effectively, particularly in relation to the weekly timetable of tutorials and associated essays and projects;

- make appropriate use of language and IT skills.

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UNIT 1 – The 1600s



1.1 John Smith

1.2 William Bradford

1.3 Anne Bradstreet

1.4 Mary Rowlandson



UNIT 2 – The 1700s



2.1. Benjamin Franklin

2.2. Jonathan Edwards

2.3. Phillis Wheatley

2.4 Olaudah Equiano





UNIT 3 – The 1800s



3.1. Washington Irving

3.2. James Fenimore Cooper

3.3. Herman Melville

3.4. Nathaniel Hawthorne

3.5. Edgar Allan Poe

3.6. Frederick Douglass

3.8. Harriet Beecher-Stowe

3.9. Emily Dickinson

3.10. Walt Whitman

3.11. Ralph Waldo Emerson

3.12. Henry David Thoreau

3.13. Mark Twain

3.14. Henry James

3.15. Kate Chopin

3.16 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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The classes will be a mixture of lecturing and practical student work in class/out of class.

1. General lectures to explain general topics.

2. Students' own research.

3. Individual assigments.

4. Group work.

• Sistema de Evaluación Continua
• Sistema de Evaluación Final
• Herramientas y porcentajes de calificación:
  • Prueba escrita a desarrollar (%): 50
  • Realización de prácticas (ejercicios, casos o problemas) (%): 20
  • Trabajos individuales (%): 30

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The type of assessment is continuous. Students will be assessed according to their performance in the following testing tasks and/or

assignments:



a. Final exam (short essays, all of them dealing with the readings taken in class): 50%

b. Individual written paper (critical assessment of one of the authors in the program): 30%

c. In-class text analysis: 20%



Students failing to present these assessment tasks will receive no credit (0 marks) for the missed work. Taking the final exam is compulsory and it is required to get a minimal grade (3 out of 10). The other tasks are voluntary but highly recommendable to get a satisfactory final mark.



Withdrawal from Continuous Assessment:



All students have the right to be evaluated according to the final evaluation. In order to do so, they must follow the newest Normativa from the UPV/EHU to withdraw from the continuous assessment. Check the "Normativa" at the Faculty of Arts (UPV/EHU) website to know more on how to work the regulation and run the withdrawal. Students opting for this final evaluation will be assessed as follows: In the case of the final evaluation (for those who do not follow the continuous evaluation) students will take a final written task (exam) that will provide 100% of the final mark. This will be an evaluation test following the structure and methodology of the a) task in the continuous evaluation with slight changes in number and length of questions.



Withdrawal from an exam call: Withdrawal from a call will be assessed as “no grade reported” [no presentado/a]. Every specific case could be discussed and explained to the professor. Please, do not hesitate to make good use of office hours.



Information on the use of resources and materials:



Exam: The use of mobile or electronic devices, notes, books is not allowed

Home-assignments: the work submitted by the students must be their own work and must have been written completely by themselves. The students must identify and include the source of all facts, ideas, opinions and viewpoints of others through in-text referencing and the relevant sources should all be included in the list of references at the end of their work. Direct quotations from books, journal articles, internet sources or any other source must be acknowledged and the sources cited must be identified in the list of references.

The regulation about assessment can be found at the following link:

http://www.ehu.eus/es/web/estudiosdegrado-gradukoikasketak/ebaluaziorako-arautegia

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The mark will be based on a final exam and or task (100%). The structure, criteria and methodology would be pretty much the same that the one followed in the final evaluation model for the ordinary or first call.

Esta asignatura se imparte en inglés. La información contenida aquí, por lo tanto, aparece en ese idioma.

The use of eGela is mandatory. Students will find there all the material for the subject. There will be a series of compulsory readings that will be announced shortly before the class takes place and explain at class the very first day.

Bibliografía básica

In order to become familiar and be able to apply different literary critical approaches, students are highly recommended to read and/or use:



Gibert, Teresa. AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1900. Editorial Universitaria Ramón Areces, 2015.

Guerin et al. A HANDBOOK OF CRITICAL APPROACHES TO LITERATURE. Oxford U P, 5th edition.

Baym, Nina, ed. THE NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: VOLUME A: LITERATURE TO 1820. Norton & Company, 2003.

Baym, Nina, ed. THE NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: VOLUME B: 1820-1865. Norton & Company, 2003.

Baym, Nina, ed. THE NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: VOLUME C: 1865-1914. Norton & Company, 2003.

Bibliografía de profundización

Bibliography of American fiction, 1919-1988. Ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli, Judith S. Baughman. New York: Facts on File, 1991.
Coan, Otis Welton. America in fiction; an annotated list of novels that interpret aspects of life in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Palo Alto, CA: Pacific Books, 1967.
Dickinson, A. T. Dickinson's American historical fiction. 4th ed. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1981.
Facts on File bibliography of American fiction, 1866-1918. Ed. James Nagel, Gwen Nagel, Judith S. Baughman. New York: Facts on File, 1993.
Facts on File bibliography of American fiction through 1865. Ed. Kent P. Ljungquist, Judith S. Baughman. New York: Facts on File, 1994.
Grimes, Janet. Novels in English by women, 1891-1920: A Preliminary Checklist. New York, NY: Garland Publishing, 1981.
Messerli, Douglas. Index to periodical fiction in English, 1965-1969. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1977.
Mish, Charles Carroll. English prose fiction. Charlottesville, VA: Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, 1952-
Short story index. New York: H. W. Wilson Co., 1953-
Wright, Lyle Henry. American fiction, 1774-1850: a contribution toward a bibliography. 2nd ed. San Marino, CA: Huntington Library, 1969.
Wright, Lyle Henry. American fiction, 1851-1875: a contribution toward a bibliography. San Marino, CA: Huntington Library, 1957

Revistas

Digital Journals of the nineteenth-century:
http://ebooks.library.cornell.edu/m/moa/

Direcciones web

http://www.uncg.edu/~htkirbys/meters.htm - Sound metrics
http://wwnorton.com/introlit/ - Prose
http://www.literaryhistory.com/ - Literary History
17th century
http://www.usm.maine.edu/~maps/exhibit2/sec4.htm - the cartographic creation of New England
http://xroads.virginia.edu/%7ECAP/PURITAN/purhist.html - The Pilgrims
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/Bradstreet/cover.html - Anne Bradstreet
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1650bradford.html - W. Bradford On Plymouth Plantation
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/winthmod.html - John Winthrop
http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext97/crmmr10.txt - Mary Rowlandson
18th century
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/litandlife/resources.html - African Am Studies
http://www.nhinet.org/ccs/docs/awaken.htm - Jonathan Edwards - The Great Awakening
http://www.mith2.umd.edu/eada/html/display.php?docs=franklin_bagatelle3.xml&acti - Franklin
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/equiano/equiano_contents.html - Olaudah Equiano texts
http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/wheatley/menu.html - Phyllis Wheatley texts
19th century
http://www.victorianweb.org/ - The Victorian web
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/litlinks/periods/romantic.htm - Lit. Periods- Romantic / Victorian
http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/amtrans.htm - American transcendentalism
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~mgamer/Romantic/ - The Gothic