University of Barcelona

This course examines a selection of literature produced in Britain in the 19th century. It provides a critical analysis of novels and authors taking into account both social and historical context, narrative elements, and different critical approaches.

This course examines the concept of the social structure of an advanced society, its institutions and key organizations, and social dynamics. It looks at main theories (authors, works and sources of basic information) that explain the functioning of societies of advanced capitalism and representative democracies. Topics covered include: structure and elements of the advanced capitalist society; forms of social inequality in welfare conditions; structures and activity of advanced capitalism.

This course provides a study of the principal aspects of language acquisition, particularly as it relates to the case of second languages, examining the main theories of language acquisition while focusing particularly on English as a first and second language. Topics covered include characteristics of English as a first language, linguistic development, input and interaction, child-directed speech; acquisition of English as a second language, contrastive analysis, sequences of development, pragmatics in second language; influence between languages, the concept of "language transfer," code switching, multilingual speakers.

This course offers an overview of Iberian Art from its beginnings to the present day. It explores architecture, painting, and sculpture from various styles and eras including: Islamic, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Golden Age, and Baroque. 

This course examines the history of European cultures, with a special focus on Spain, from pre-history to the present day. The second half of the course focuses on the Mediterranean world after Islamic expansion in North Africa, the conquest of Spain, and the domination of much of the Mediterranean.

This course provides a study of sociology of the family. Topics covered include: introduction to theory and research in the field of sociology of the family; family, childhood, and life cycle; transformations in family models from a non-androcentric perspective; family diversity and sole parenthood; families, technologies, and assisted human reproduction; family policies in the context of welfare regimes; families, inequalities, and exclusion; gender-based violence and families. Focus is placed on data gathered relating to Spanish and European family units.

This course continues to cover methods of teaching English as a second language, theory and methods for foreign language instruction, and language instruction approaches and techniques. It focuses on advanced task design for instruction, integration of information and communication technologies to task design; and integration of individual skills to instruction.