Universitat de les Illes Balears

Curso académico 2011-2012

FIRST SEMESTER SUBJECTS

(2733) Intercultural Communication
Elective. 4 credits
Prof. Roger Andrews
Recommended for all UIB students, especially Tourism and Business Studies.
Designed to help students handle cultural differences in communication and management. Includes verbal and non-verbal communication, attitudes to authority, relationships and collectivism, the effects of religion, stereotyping and business etiquette.

(21801) English Language I *
Core. English Studies. 6 credits
Prof. Joana Salazar Noguera, Roser Belmonte and Josep Torres
Descriptive and practical aspects of English in use, level B2

(21805) English Language III *
Core. English Studies. 6 credits
Prof. Patricia Bastida Rodríguez, María Canal and Eva Mª Vives.
Descriptive and practical aspects of English in use, level C1.

(21807) Introduction to English Linguistics
Core. English Studies. 6 credits
Prof. Eva Mª Vives CentellesOverview of the main levels of linguistics análisis and presentation of the main linguistic approaches to the study of the English languages.

(21808) English Literature I : 20^th Century voices
Core. English Studies. 6 credits
Prof. Eva Mª Pérez Rodríguez
Study and análisis of fiction, poetry and theatre produced in English in the 20th century.

(21809) Learning to teach EFL
Core. English Studies. 6 credits
Prof. Raúl Más.
Introduction to the teaching of English as a foreign languages with special attention to the secndary school context.

(21810) English Language V
Core. English Studies. 6 credits
Prof. Sofía Moratinos and Ana Santandreu.
Descriptive and practical aspects of English in use, level C1.

(21816) Understanding English Grammar I
Core. English Studies. 6 credits
Prof. Marian Amengual Pizarro
Detailed description of the English language from a functional, discursive, and pragmatic perspective.

(21817) English Literature II: Romantics and Victorians
Core. English studies. 6 credits
Prof. Eva Mª Pérez
Study and analysis of the most representative works by authors of fiction, drama and poetry of the Romantic and Victorian periods

(21818) Cultural Insights into the English-Speaking World II
Core. English studies. 6 credits
Prof. Teacher to be announced and Ana Santandreu
Geographical, historical, artistic and cultural aspects of English-speaking countries.

(21830) Current Trends in English Language Teaching
Optional. English Studies. 6 credits
Prof. María Canal y Karen Jacobs
Recommended for Language and Education students.
A look at the new tendencies in EFL teaching in today's globalised world.

(4903) Cultural Context of English-Speaking Countries II
Compulsory. English Philology. 6 credits.
Prof. Marta Fernández Morales and Violeta Planas.
Geographical, historical, artistic and cultural aspects of English-speaking countries.

(4906) English Drama
Core. English Philology. 6 credits.
Prof. Paloma Fresno Calleja
Recommended for Language students.
Historical and philological study of the most relevant periods, movements, authors and works in English drama.

(4908) History of the English Language II
Core. English Philology. 6 credits
Prof. Cristina Suárez Gómez
Recommended for Language students.
Diachronic study of the English language. Syntax and phonetics.

(4915) Linguistic Analysis of English Texts
Optional. English Philology. 4,5 credits                             
Prof. Albert González
Recommended for Language students.
Linguistic analysis of contemporary texts in English.

(4918) Translation Techniques in English
Optional. English Philology. 4,5 credits                             
Prof. Neus Oliver
Recommended for Language students.
Linguistic analysis of contemporary texts in English. 

(4933) Twentieth-Century English Narrative
Optional. English Philology. 4,5 credits
Prof. Antoni Monserrat
Recommended for Language students.
Study of twentieth-century English narrative. Overview of the period and representative authors. Analysis of some of the main works.

(4927) Literature and Cinema in English
Optional. English Philology. 4,5 credits
Prof. Matilde Roca Tellería
Recommended for Language students.
Contextualized study of literary works in English belonging to different periods with cinematic adaptations.

SECOND SEMESTER SUBJECTS

(2736) Understanding Global Business
Elective. 4 credits
Prof. Christine Oldfield
Students in any field of study at UIB will find this course interesting and worthwhile!  As the world becomes more globalised, an understanding of global business in the English language is increasingly important to everyone, regardless of his or her career path.  This course provides a solid foundation in the key concepts of global business and, as such, helps prepare students for future success.

(2735) Global Change
Elective. 4 credits
Prof. Joan Cuxart & Prof. Miquel Ribas
Recommended for all UIB students interested in understanding the scientific bases of Global Change.
This course intends to explain in a very understanding way the scientific bases of Global Change, its causes and effects on earth life, as well as to give sufficient knowledge to the alumni to overcome the vast amount of public information on Global Change.

(21802) English Language II *
Core. English Studies. 6 credits
Prof. Joana Salazar Noguera and Pilar González
Descriptive and practical aspects of English in use, level B2

(4904) History of the English Language I
Core. English Philology. 6 credits
Prof. Cristina Suárez Gómez
Recommended for Language students.
Diachronic study of the English language. Lexis and morphology.

(4910) English Poetry
Core. English Philology. 6 credits
Prof. Patricia Bastida
Recommended for Language students.
Historical and philological study of the main periods, movements, authors and works in English poetry.

(4932) Twentieth-Century English Drama
Optional. English Philology. 4,5 credits
Prof. Josep Torres
Recommended for Language students.
Study of twentieth-century English drama. Overview of the period and most representative authors. Analysis of some of the main plays.

(4934) Other Literatures in English
Optional. English Philology. 4,5 credits
Prof. Paloma Fresno Calleja
Recommended for Language students.
The Anglophone literatures produced in the former British colonies. Outstanding authors and selected works.

(21800) Comprehension and Interpretation of Academic Texts in English *
Core. Arts and Humanities. 6 credits
Prof. Aída Rosende, Aina March; Pilar González; Ana Santandreu and Magdalena Vázquez.
Introduction to the use of academic English in Arts and Humanities disciplines.

(21804) Cultural Insights into the English-Speaking World I *
Core. English Studies. 6 credits
Prof. J. Igor Prieto Arranz
Recommended for Language students.
Introduction to cultural studies in general and to British culture in particular

(21810) English Language IV *
Core. English Studies. 6 credits
Prof. Prof. Aina March, Magdalena Vázquez

(21811) Fundamentals of English Phonology
Core. English Studies. 6 credits
Prof. Lucrecia Rallo
Descriptive and practical aspects of English in use, level C1.

(21812) English Lexicology
Core. English Studies. 6 credits
Prof. Raúl Más
An approach to English words, word formation processes, borrowing, lexical and semantic change, and other phenomena related to English vocabulary.

(21813) Postcolonial Literatures in English
Core. English Studies. 6 credits
Prof. Paloma Fresno Calleja
This course offers a general introduction to what have been variously called 'Other literatures in English', 'New literatures in English' or 'Commonwealth literatures', that is the Anglophone literature produced in the former British colonies and normally grouped under the label 'postcolonial'.

(21814) Introduction to translation studies
Core. English Studies. 6 credits
Prof. Roser Belmonte Juan
Introduction to the translation process and its stages, source text analysis, translation notions in translation and translation of different text types.

(21819) English Language VI
Core. English Studies. 6 credits
Prof. Igor Prieto y Eva Mª Vives
Descriptive and practical aspects of English in use, level C1/C2.

(21820) Understanding English Grammar II
Core. English Studies. 6 credits
Prof. Cristina Suárez Gómez
Comprehension of the formation of English words and their combination into simple, complex and compound sentences in English.

(21821) Literatures of the United States of America
Core. English Studies. 6 credits
Prof. Marta Fernández
An overview of the literature(s) produced in the United States between the 17th and 20th centuries. 

(21822) Applications of English Linguistics and ICT (Information and Communication Technologies)
Core. English Studies. 6 credits
Prof. Lucrecia Rallo and Lucía Loureiro.
Use of Information and Communication Technologies to carry out linguistic studies, with special reference to corpus linguistics and speech analysis.

(21838) Acquisition of English as a Foreign Language.
Optional. English Studies, 6 credits.
Prof. María Canal y Karen Jacobs.

(4932) Twentieth-Century English Drama
Optional. English Philology. 6 credits
Prof. Josep Torres
Study of the most relevant movements, authors and works in English drama during the twentieth century.
 

(4934) Other Literatures in English
Optional. English Philology. 6 credits
Prof. Paloma Fresno.
Study of the literatures from the former British colonies

ANNUAL SUBJECTS

(4902) English Grammar II
Core. English Philology. 9 credits
Prof. Violeta Planas
Recommended for Language students
Detailed and scientific description of the English language following a structural approach. Syntax.

(4905) North American Literature I
Core. English Philology. 9 credits
Prof. Antoni Monserrat
Recommended for Language students.
Historical and philological study of North American Literature: relevant, periods, movements, authors and works. 

(4907) English Grammar III
Core. English Philology. 9 credits
Prof. Lucía Loureiro Porto
Recommended for Language students.
Detailed and scientific description of the English language. Morphology. Interface between grammar and semantics.

(4909) North American Literature II
Core. English Philology. 9 credits
Prof. Marta Fernández Morales
Recommended for Language students
Historical and philological study of North American Literature: relevant, periods, movements, authors and works.

(4911) English Language Teaching Methodology
Compulsory. English Philology. 9 credits
Prof. Lucía Loureiro Porto and María Canal
Recommended for Language students.
Analysis of the main variables that come into play when teaching/learning English as a foreign language.

*Not open to exchange students / Només per a alumnat del grau d’Estudis Anglesos

• Core subject: assignatura troncal / formació bàsica
• Compulsory subject: assignatura obligatòria
• Optional subject: assignatura optativa
• Elective subject: assignatura de lliure configuració