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Catalogue of Units for Visiting Students, 2003/04

These units are only available to Undergraduate Socrates-Erasmus, Exchange & Visiting students

EU00408: German-English translation for SOCRATES students A

Credits: 3

Level: Foundation

Semester: 1

Assessment: CW100

Requisites:

This unit is solely for Socrates-Erasmus, Exchange and Visiting students.
Aims & Learning Objectives: To refine students' ability to translate competently from German into English in a variety of contemporary registers.
Content: The main emphasis in this semester will be placed on dealing with texts written in more colloquial registers.

EU00409: German-English translation for SOCRATES students B

Credits: 3

Level: Foundation

Semester: 2

Assessment: CW60EX40

Requisites:

This unit is solely for Socrates-Erasmus, Exchange and Visiting students.
Aims & Learning Objectives: To refine students' ability to translate competently from German into English in a variety of contemporary registers.
Content: The main emphasis in this semester will be placed on translating with texts written in more formal registers.

EU10499: British History and Society

Credits: 6

Level: Certificate

Semester: 1

Assessment: CW100

Requisites:

This unit is solely for Socrates-Erasmus, Exchange and Visiting students.
Aims & Learning Objectives: Aims: The aim of this unit is to give students an overview of British history and the way in which contemporary Britain has been shaped and continues to be influenced by its past.
Objectives: Having completed the unit, students will be able to:
* differentiate between approaches to and interpretations of history and the values and assumptions which may underlie these;
* outline major events in Britain over the past 2000 years and explain their significance;
* chart the development of the constituent parts of the United Kingdom and their coming together, and explain the cultural, economic and linguistic factors involved;
* select current news stories which show the influence of history on twenty-first century events and explain how a knowledge of history can help contemporary understanding.
Content: The unit will cover aspects of British history and society in a thematic rather than a purely chronological way. Starting with consideration of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom and how they came together, the unit will go on to discuss topics including the Black Death, the end of feudalism and different definitions of the beginnings of modern Britain; the evolution of the modern English language; the Industrial Revolution, urbanisation and demographic change; a general history of social policy from the monasteries to the welfare state; and monarchy, parliament and the development of constitutional government.

EU10500: Britain's International History: from the Romans to the Treaty of Rome

Credits: 6

Level: Certificate

Semester: 2

Assessment: CW100

Requisites:

This unit is solely for Socrates-Erasmus, Exchange and Visiting students.
Aims & Learning Objectives: Aims: The aim of this unit is to give students an understanding of the history of Britain's relations with other countries and the efffects of historical forces and events upon Britain's contemporary international relations with a particular focus upon relations with other European countries and with former colonies. This unit is especially suitable for students with no previous knowledge of European history.
Objectives: Having completed the unit students will be able to:
* outline Britain's relations with other countries over the past thousand years;
* explain the impact of selected key events such as the Norman invasion, the Reformation and the American War of Independence;
* identify distinctive elements of Britain's history and make relevant comparisons with the experience of other countries around core themes such as colonisation and the emergence of nation states;
* interpret current international events involving Britain in the light if history and explain the historical background to current events.
Content: The unit will offer an overview of selected issues in British history with a particular focus on Britain's relations with the rest of the world. Starting from the arrival of the Romans, the course will review the other invaders and later immigrants who contributed to the making of the English and later the British people. The Norman conquest and subsequent conflict with France will be studied: the reformation will be examined in the context of the consequent hostility to Catholic Europe and the developing concept of Englishness. The unit will continue with the founding of the early colonies in North America, trade and the American war of independence; the shifts in focus eastwards; the slave trade and the scramble for Africa. The unit will conclude with the study of the two world wars, the league of nations and the U.N. and the founding of the European Union.

EU10501: Shakespeare - English literature

Credits: 6

Level: Certificate

Semester: 1

Assessment: CW100

Requisites:

This unit is solely for Socrates-Erasmus, Exchange and Visiting students.
Aims & Learning Objectives: Aims: To introduce students to the works of William Shakespeare in their literary and historical contexts.
Objectives (Learning outcomes): Students will be able to:
* identify characteristcs of Shakespearean comedy;
* identify characteristcis of Shakespearean tragedy;
* make connections between Shakespeare's works and their historical, political, social, philosophical, religious, national, literary, artistic and threatrical contexts;
* apply a variety of methods of critical theory to Shakespear's works;
* analyse Shakespeare's use of language;
* undertake close textual analysis of Shakespeare's work;
* analyse Shakespeare's use of history (with particular reference to "the Tudor myth");
* identify source material for Shakespeare's work;
* identify characteristics of Renaissance thought;
* identify trends, features, factions and personalities of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I;
* discuss possibilities for production and adaptation of Shakespeare's work;
* introduce and discuss individually researched material to others.
Content: Three Shakespeare plays will be studied: one comedy, one tragedy, one history play. (If time permits, a 'problem' play will be included). Final choice will depend on:
* current productions and film versions, which students will be encouraged to see;
* student's existing knowledge of Shakespeare's plays: (so that they are not repeating material already studied). Film versions of specific plays will be watched.

EU10502: From Lansdown to Land's End - Writers of Bath and the West Country

Credits: 6

Level: Certificate

Semester: 1

Assessment: CW100

Requisites:

This unit is solely for Socrates-Erasmus, Exchange and Visiting students.
Aims & Learning Objectives: AIMS: To acquaint students with the West Country writers, from Sheridan to today; to consider the relevance of Place, Class and Humour in local literature.
OBJECTIVES: To study particular writers who have lived and worked in the South-West of England, from Bath to Cornwall. Variety of genres and styles to be studied; some film adaptations on video will be used.
Content: 1) Richard Brinsley Sheridan (plays, 18th century)
2) Jane Austen (novels; late 18th - early 19th century)
3) Thomas Hardy (poetry and novels; late 19th - early 20th century)
4) A variety of poetry (from 18th, 19th and 20th centuries) Video adaptations of some of the texts.

EU10503: English literature - 19th century literature

Credits: 6

Level: Certificate

Semester: 2

Assessment: CW100

Requisites:

This unit is solely for Socrates-Erasmus, Exchange and Visiting students.
Aims & Learning Objectives: Aims: To introduce students to the main literary developments, movements and themes of the nineteenth century.
Objectives: (Learning outcomes): Students will be able to:
* identify a chronological development of English literature through the nineteenth century;
* locate pieces of writing at their correct point in the nineteenth century;
* identify the progress of specific literary movements through the nineteenth century;
* make connections between literary texts and their social, political, regional, scientific, artistic and philosophical contexts;
* make connections between literary movements in England and their counterparts in Europe and the United States of America;
* apply a variety of methods of critical analysis to literary texts;
* analyse the development of literary language through the nineteenth century;
* identify literary styles;
* analyse literary styles;
* discuss literary genres;
* introduce individually researched material to other students.
Content: 1) Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (novel)
2) Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (novel)
3) The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde (play)
4) A variety of poetry from throughout the century. Poets to include Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, the Rossettis, Tennyson.
5) A variety of additional and supplementary texts will be suggested by the tutor. A film version of a play will be shown. Students will be encouraged to contribute supporting material from their own literary and scholastic backgrounds.

EU10504: Contemporary literature & film of the British Isles

Credits: 6

Level: Certificate

Semester: 2

Assessment: CW100

Requisites:

This unit is solely for Socrates-Erasmus, Exchange and Visiting students.
Aims & Learning Objectives: Aims: To gain an overview of the kind of literature and films emerging in recent years from various regions of the British Isles.
Objectives (Learning Outcomes): Students will be able to:
* identify the themes common in post-Second World War literature of the British Isles;
* identify and locate literature from different regions of the British Isles;
* make connections between literary texts and their social, political, regional and artictic contexts;
* apply a variety of methods of critical analysis to literary texts;
* analyse contemporary literary language;
* identify literary styles;
* analyse literary styles;
* discuss literary genres;
* identify characteristcs of British film;
* identify themes common in British films;
* identify and locate film from different regions of the British Isles;
* make connections between films and their social, political, regional, artistic and commercial contexts;
* make connections between British, European and North American films;
* apply a variety of methods of critical analysis to films;
* analyse verbal and non-verbal communication in film;
* analyse translation from text to film;
* discuss film genres;
* introduce and discuss individually researched material to others.
Content: 1) Talking Heads 2 by Alan Bennett (monologues)
2) The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter (short stories; film versions)
3) The Commitments by Roddy Doyle (novel and film)
4) A selection of poetry from various parts of the British Isles
5) Additional films will be selected from the following list: Clockwise; Shirley Valentine; Four Weddings and a Funeral; Trainspotting; The Full Monty; The Blue Boy; East is East; The Remains of the Day; The Wrong Trousers. Students will be expected to watch a number of videos provided by the tutor. Students will be encouraged to visit the cinema, to watch a new British film. The themes of Place, Class and Humour, Fairytale, Dream and Transformation will be discussed in relation to texts and films on this unit.

EU10531: Modern British society

Credits: 6

Level: Certificate

Semester: 1

Assessment: CW100

Requisites:

This unit is solely for Socrates-Erasmus, Exchange and Visiting students.
Aims & Learning Objectives: Aims: The aim of this unit is to give students a broad overview of contemporary British society; this will cover both the formal and the institutional level, for example the political process, the education system and the informal level of the family and the social group.
Learning Objectives: Having completed this unit students will be able to:
* describe the demographic and cultural composition of modern Britain and evaluate current demographic trends;
* describe the workings of British institutions such as governement and parliaments, the NHS and schools and universities;
* define and distinguish between British institutions, making international comparisons using knowledge previously acquired from home countries/institutions;
* explain and evaluate the arguements for and against change in the structures studied;
* recognise and describe the role of informal rules and constraints in modern British society;
* differentiate between superficially distinctive features of contemporary Britain and those featuers which represent significant differences between the United Kingdom and other countries in Western Europe and North America.
Content: The course will cover the following topics:
* Geography and demography of the UK; population movement; variations in prosperity and in patterns of employment, including women in the labour market; the implications of an ageing population;
* The post-war welfare state, with particular emphasis on the NHS and its role as a totem and agent of social cohesion;
* Changes in family patterns, particularly lone parents; the rise in social security, leading to a growing gap between the prosperous and the poor;
* "There is no such thing as society" change in emphasis to individual provision;
* The end of Empire and de-colonisation; changing patterns of immigration from short-term workers to permanent settlers;
* Education, from the Butler Act to comprehensive schools; the coming of the National Curriculum; school leaving qualifications; the expansion of higher education;
* The political process; declining turnouts; under-representation of women and ethnic minorities.

EU10531: Modern British society

Credits: 6

Level: Certificate

Semester: 2

Assessment: CW100

Requisites:

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