CURSO ACADÉMICO ASIGNATURA 2010/2011 IDIOMA MODERNO DOCUMENTAL III: INGLÉS CÓDIGO PLAN 0403075 1995 TIPO* CURSO/S** CUATRIMESTRE IDIOMA/S Ob 3º Anual Español CRÉDITOS Teoría * Tipo: Tr = Troncal; Ob = Obligatoria; Op = Optativa; Le = Libre Elección / ** Curso: CF = Complementos de formación; PF = Proyecto fin de carrera CAMPUS LEON CENTRO FACULTAD DE FILOSOFIA Y LETRAS TITULACIÓN Diplomado en Biblioteconomía y Documentación DEPARTAMENTO/S Filología Moderna ÁREA/S Filología Inglesa (345) NOMBRE EN INGLÉS ENGLISH FOR LIBRARIANSHIP AND DOCUMENTATION (III) 2.00 Prácticas Problemas Clínicos 4.00 0.00 0.00 Total ECTS 6.00 5.00 CONTENIDO To develop the skills and attitudes necessary to understand and produce written texts in English in the academic fields of Librarianship and Information Sciences. These texts, dealing with books, libraries, librarians and promotional genres (e.g. CVs and application letters) and coming from different sources (textbooks, journals and magazines, Internet,...) will be worked on from lexico-grammatical, semantic and rhetorical viewpoints. CONTENIDO EN INGLÉS To develop the skills and attitudes necessary to understand and produce written texts in English in the academic fields of Librarianship and Information Sciences. These texts, dealing with books, libraries, librarians and promotional genres (e.g. CVs and application letters) and coming from different sources (textbooks, journals and magazines, Internet,...) will be worked on from lexico-grammatical, semantic and rhetorical viewpoints. PROFESORADO APELLIDOS/NOMBRE ÁREA CAT. SITUACIÓN TEORÍA PRÁCT. EMAIL CRISTOBALENA FRUTOS ARACELI 345 PA RESPONSABLE SI SI [email protected] DÍEZ FERNÁNDEZ MARÍA DE LOS ÁNGELES 345 TEU RESPONSABLE SUP. SI SI [email protected] INFORMACIÓN ACADÉMICA OBJETIVOS MAIN OBJECTIVE: To develop the skills and attitudes necessary to understand and produce written texts in English in the academic fields of Librarianship and Information Sciences. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: 1. To understand and produce texts on books: advertisements, criticisms,... 2. To understand and produce academic texts about libraries and librarians. 3. To develop the skills and attitudes necessary to exchange information and opinions about subjects related to Librarianship and Information Sciences. 4. To develop the skills and attitudes needed to apply for a job in English in the fields of Librarianship and Information Sciences. 5. To familiarise students with bibliographic resources in English on their study matter, e.g. leaflets, academic books, textbooks, journals and magazines, Internet,... TEMARIO -SECTION I. Texts on READING: book advertisements and criticisms. Distinguishing objective (description) from subjective (evaluation) information. Lexical inference. -SECTION II: Texts on LIBRARIES and LIBRARIANS: library function, design, objectives, management and services, collections.... Librarian stereotypes and functions.Text structure. Writing headings for texts. Giving opinions. Expressing objectives. Describing facilities. Writing conclusions. Carrying out library tasks: cataloguing, classifying,... Verb tenses. Modal verbs. Noun+noun structures. Relative sentences. Prefixes and suffixes. Linking words. -SECTION III: Job offers, CVs and application letters in the fields of Librarianship and Information Sciences. Identifying the rhetorical organization of these genres. Expressing personal, academic and professional characteristics. METODOLOGÍA DOCENTE The texts on Librarianship and Information Science will be analysed during the lessons and/or as homework by carrying out a series of activities on their form and meaning. Since these activities deal with particular aspects of their study matter, they will help the students to write their individual project works. The essays will be presented orally. Página 1 de 3 PROCEDIMIENTOS DE EVALUACIÓN The students will carry out the following evaluation tasks: - 1st project work (15% of the final mark): PRESENTS. Once the students have chosen and described a population of 5 subjects, they must choose a book, CD, DVD,... for each of them. Each book must be criticised, including objective (by cataloguing it, explaining its content, way of acquisition,...) and subjective (reasons for having chosen that book,...) information. -2nd project work (15% of the final mark): DESIGNING A LIBRARY. The students must develop a personal project describing a specific library including details such as its design and objectives, collections and their arrangements, administration, staff and users, etc. -3rd project work (10% of the final mark). After choosing a job objective each student must write his/her CV and an APPLICATION LETTER to apply for that job. -Reading comprehension exam (40% - for "classroom" students- or 60% -for on-line students- of the final mark). The students must answer some questions on the lexis, grammar and meaning of a series of texts dealing with the contents of the subject. -Continuous assessment (20% of the final mark for "classroom" students) of the tasks carried out during the lessons or as homework (summing up, translating,...)and the work during the tutorships. OTRAS ACTIVIDADES BIBLIOGRAFÍA EPPICH, R. (ed.)(2007): Recording, Documentation and Information Management for the Conservation of Heritage Places: Guiding Principles, Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute. BEENHAM, R. & Harrison, C. (1992): The Basics of Librarianship, London: Library Association Publishing Ltd. HAMILTON, M. (2007): The Camel Bookmobile, New York: HarperCollins Publishers. General dictionaries: Collins Cobuild English Language Dictionary (1995) London: Collins GARCIA PELAYO Diccionario moderno español-inglés English-Spanish, Larousse Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Essex: Longman http://www.wordreference.com Specific dictionaries: http://eubd1.ugr.es/tony/risweb.isa (General dictionary with an emphasis on library science/librarianship/library terminology) KEENAN, S & JOHNSTON, S. (2000): Concise Dictionary of Librarianship and Information Sciences. London: Bowker Saur. LOZANO PALACIOS, A. (1993): Vocabulario Inglés/Español - Español/Inglés para los estudios de Biblioteconomía y Documentación. Granada: Universidad de Granada. MORENO RESQUES, A. (2001): Diccionario inglés-español, español-inglés para archivística, biblioteconomía, documentación y museología, Madrid : Estudio de Técnicas Documentales. STEVENSON, J. (1997): Dictionary of library and information management, Teddington (Middlesex) : Peter Collin Publishing. Grammars: QUIRK & GREENBAUM A University Grammar of English Essex: Longman. SINCLAIR, J. Collins Cobuild English Grammar London: Collins. SWAN, M. Practical English Usage, Oxford: Oxford University Press. BIBLIOGRAFÍA ADICIONAL SIMAL GONZÁLEZ, B. (2001): English for Library and Information Science : E.L.I.S., Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. STEVENSON, J. & SPRACHMAN, S. Reading the Social Sciences in English Essex: Longman ENLACES http://www.meettheauthor.co.uk/ http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews http://www.bl.uk http://www.arlisna.org http://www.careerjournal.com/johunting/resumes/indez.html Página 2 de 3 http://www.collegegrad.com/coverletters/index.html http://www.ifla.org http://www.jobs.ac.uk http://www.unesco.org Página 3 de 3