British Studies

Knowledge:

Upon completion, the student shall

• have knowledge of the social life, history, and a wide variety of cultural expressions in English-speaking countries, especially central works in the English-language literary tradition
• have knowledge of textual structure and linguistic devices and of critical and analytical approaches to both literary and non-literary texts
• have knowledge of textual genres and their characteristics, as well as norms for the production of academic texts and the responsible use of sources;
• have knowledge of some English linguistic variants
• have knowledge of how oral and written language can be integrated into inspiring and meaningful activities 

Skills:

Upon completion, the student can:

• use English confidently and functionally, both orally and in writing, appropriate to the audience in different situations and be a good language model for students
• use English confidently and functionally, orally and in writing, in various situations and genres with precision, fluency, and coherence
• adapt and facilitate student's work with English-language texts and their exploration of life and cultural expression in English-speaking countries seen in relation to their own culture, with an emphasis on written, oral, and multimodal texts for children
• adapt and facilitate work on English-language texts for children and young adults in a varied, challenging, and inspiring manner
• adapt, select, and facilitate the work on English-language texts for children and young adults, as well as employing relevant and precise terminology while working with texts

General competence:

Upon completion, the student can:

• maintain and develop their own linguistic competence
• work independently and together with others to solve identified problems in relation to the student's learning and development in the subject of English
• work independently with various topical problems