Presentation of programme and evaluation criteria
15 Fevereiro 2016, 10:00 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins
C2 English in the World of the Arts 2015/2016 Academic Year 2nd Semester
Teacher: Cecilia Beecher Martins email address: cbeecher@campus.ul.pt
Learning outcomes of the curricular unit
In this UC students are expected to
v acquire knowledge of the English language at the level of C2 in the four language skills - speaking, listening, reading and writing;
v extract information in an appropriate manner from conversation, and by listening to debates and lectures whether these are live or recorded and to discuss the contents of the aforementioned;
v interact freely with others in conversation, while respecting the principles of formal conversation;
v read literary and technical texts at C2 level;
v read and discuss a set novel –Emma Healey’s Elizabeth is Missing (2015).
v write academic texts in English – literary, academic, or criticism.
The skills mentioned above will be obtained through:
v discussion of the importance of the appreciation of the arts (in particular literature, film, and painting) in the development of the individual;
v the teaching and application of production and analysis methods, namely free writing and free associative analysis;
v the reading and interpretation of texts from academic areas as diverse as literary analysis, psychoanalysis, and biological sciences.
Syllabus
v Reading and analysis of academic texts from different areas such as biological sciences, psychology, psychoanalysis and literary criticism.
v Reading and discussion of contemporary literary texts and novels.
v Introduction and practice of "freewriting" as a technique of narrative construction.
v Introduction to analysis of films, literary works and art using the free associative method as presented by Norman Holland in Meeting Movies (2006) and literary criticism as presented by Norman Holland and Murray Schwartz in Know thyself: Delphi Seminars (2008).
v Introduction and discussion of the theme of unique identity, as defined by Heinz Lichtenstein in "The Dilemma of Human Identity" (1977).
v Practice of free associative analysis with a movie, a literary text and a work of art.
Teaching methodologies (including evaluation)
Student-centred task-based methods will be used in this Curriculum Unit; with the degree of difficulty of tasks developing progressively. All the exercises presented to the students during the Curricular Unit were selected to help students achieve the general results of learning presented above. Ample time was allocated for correction and discussion of activities and exercises so that students have the opportunity to correct errors and consolidate skills both at the level of understanding, as the level of expression.
EVALUATION
v 40%: Written test based on theoretical elements of the program
v 30%: Written assignment: either free associative analysis of an art form, an essay or a short story (2,000 - 2,500 words)
v 30%: Continuous Assessment: 10% Class Presentation of Course Element (set reading texts or chapters from novel -see calendar, 10% 2 Written Assignments - Free Associative Analysis of set course subjects, 10% Presence and Participation.
The free associative analysis texts will be submitted 2 weeks after the object is viewed or discussed in class. They will be 2 pages long, double spaced and in Times New Roman font.
Mandatory Reading
Healey, Emma (2015) Elizabeth is Missing, UK: Penguin.
Support Bibliography
Chessman, Harriet Scott (2004) Lydia Cassatt reading the Morning Paper, UK: Arrow Books.
Curtiz, Michael (Dir) (1942) Casablanca, Hal. B Wallis & Jack Warner, DVD.
Davis, Mick (2004) Modigiliana, Bauer Martines Studios, DVD.
Donovan, Melissa (2011) Adventures in Writing: 101 Creative Exercises, San Francisco, Swan Hatch Press.
Han, Byung-Chul (2015) [2010] The Burnout Society, California: Stanford University Press.
Holland, Norman (2006) Meeting Movies, Madison & Teaneck: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.
_____& Schwartz, Murray (2008) Know Thyself Delphi Seminars, Gainesville Fl: The PsyArt Foundation.
Sapolsky, Robert (2003) Why Zebras don’t get Ulcers, New York: Henry Hold and Company.
Office hours
A weekly 1-hour tutorial will be available, but students must register for this, and these tutorials will be scheduled according to student or teacher request. If a tutorial session is full when students request, they will automatically be enrolled for the next available session.
Requirements
To enrol students must have passed English C1.2 or to have been placed at English C2 level on doing the FLUL Placement Test.
Notes on Participation Attendance and Punctuality: Active participation in both class and group discussions is not only reflected in your final mark but it also ensures you develop fluency and confidence. Classes start ten minutes after the hour. Your presence and arrival on time is essential and will be reflected on your final mark — being late not only disturbs class but is also a sign of disrespect for your classmates and your teacher. Please let me know at the beginning of class if you need to leave class early for any formal motive or if you are expecting an urgent phone call. Otherwise, please turn off your mobile phones or put them on silent mode in bags at the beginning of class. Tablets and laptop computers are only to be used for class purposes.
Submission of coursework
Written work must be word processed and double spaced, using font size 12. It must be identified with the student’s name, name of the subject and class number, and date.
If you submit work to be marked after the deadline, 1 mark will be deducted for each working day the work is late after the deadline.If you submit your work more than 5 days late, your work will not be marked and it will be graded as zero.
The following are called ‘special dispensations’ and cover medical problems, personal or medical problems arising from disability, extreme personal and family problems, force majeure and in the case of part-time students only, work-related problems. A student should contact me at the earliest opportunity if they cannot meet the deadline, and ask for permission for late submission in advance of the deadline. The student’s request should be accompanied or followed by medical evidence or other documentation where appropriate.
Please note that the Test date has been set, but extenuating circumstances sometimes require changes in the Course Calendar.