miércoles, 2 de septiembre de 2009
lunes, 18 de mayo de 2009
Brand New Slices of Life!
Check out the new Slices of Life! We'll talk about them on May 20, our last session.
And we'll go for a beer and some "tapas" after class...
And we'll go for a beer and some "tapas" after class...
martes, 21 de abril de 2009
Audio Literature Odissey
Several audio podcasts with stories and poems ("The Turn of the Screw", Emily Dickinson's poems) read aloud:
http://podcast.nikolledoolin.com/alo.html
http://podcast.nikolledoolin.com/alo.html
Lecture on "The Bluest Eye"
This is an interesting lecture on "The Bluest Eye" by a Yale University teacher that I have actually met!
http://academicearth.org/lectures/toni-morrison-the-bluest-eye
If you like it, there are plenty of other academic lectures about lots of topics.
http://academicearth.org/lectures/toni-morrison-the-bluest-eye
If you like it, there are plenty of other academic lectures about lots of topics.
martes, 14 de abril de 2009
A Rose for Emily
Remember! The deadline for "A Rose for Emily" is April 20.
A good place to start is this:
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/litweb05/workshops/fiction/faulkner1.asp
A good place to start is this:
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/litweb05/workshops/fiction/faulkner1.asp
lunes, 23 de marzo de 2009
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher
A couple of links for "The Fall of the House of Usher". Here, you have the text with hyperlinks:
http://poestories.com/text.php?file=houseofusher
And here, a very complete Study Guide:
http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/usher/
And, of course, you can allways look up the Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fall_of_the_House_of_Usher
An extract of Roger Corman's movie with Vincent Price:
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=-9G_BRk-K4o
And Tim Burton's short movie about Vincent:
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH3R5ntFK3c
A couple of links for "The Fall of the House of Usher". Here, you have the text with hyperlinks:
http://poestories.com/text.php?file=houseofusher
And here, a very complete Study Guide:
http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/usher/
And, of course, you can allways look up the Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fall_of_the_House_of_Usher
An extract of Roger Corman's movie with Vincent Price:
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=-9G_BRk-K4o
And Tim Burton's short movie about Vincent:
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH3R5ntFK3c
martes, 10 de marzo de 2009
Health Care in the USA
lunes, 9 de marzo de 2009
Girl
Have a look at this story. You can compare it with The Bluest Eye.
http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/virtualit/fiction/Girl/story.asp
http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/virtualit/fiction/Girl/story.asp
jueves, 19 de febrero de 2009
Links for American Geography
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
How much do Americans know about the world?- http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE
How much do Americans know about the world?- http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE
The Bluest Eye
Deadline for The Bluest Eye: March 11th.- Read the book and fill in the questionnaire. - If you have any questions/problems, ask in class, send me an e-mail and/or come to class on March 9th (this day is just for you to read at home or come and ask me questions if you have problems).-
If you want to find out more about the book, this is a nice web site: http://www.luminarium.org/contemporary/tonimorrison/bluest.htm-
This is Toni Morrison speaking about The Bluest Eye: http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=YbMigde1lVM-
Dick and Jane Primers: http://www.loganberrybooks.com/coll-dick-jane.html
If you want to find out more about the book, this is a nice web site: http://www.luminarium.org/contemporary/tonimorrison/bluest.htm-
This is Toni Morrison speaking about The Bluest Eye: http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=YbMigde1lVM-
Dick and Jane Primers: http://www.loganberrybooks.com/coll-dick-jane.html
lunes, 16 de febrero de 2009
American English
If you are still interested in differences between American and British English, have a look at this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_differences#Spelling
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_differences#Spelling
lunes, 9 de febrero de 2009
Second Term 2008-2009
Classes start on Wed, 11 Feb, Classroom 205.
You can get The Bluest Eye at Estudio and the textbook (An Introduction to American Literature and Culture) at the copy shop in the Interfacultativo building (Av. Los Castros).
You can get The Bluest Eye at Estudio and the textbook (An Introduction to American Literature and Culture) at the copy shop in the Interfacultativo building (Av. Los Castros).
martes, 3 de febrero de 2009
lunes, 26 de enero de 2009
Brand New Slices of Life!
Check out and enjoy the new Slices of Life on the right of the website ("Slices of Life 2008-2009 (First Term)").
We'll talk about them on Feb 2 (last day of class).
We'll talk about them on Feb 2 (last day of class).
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