MUNDOS ANGLÓFONOS EN PERSPECTIVA HISTÓRICA Y CULTURAL
Subject code : 64021040
RECURSOS DE APOYO Y WEBGRAFÍA
Los estudiantes de esta asignatura disponen de un material didáctico impreso que está organizado en torno a unidades didácticas temáticas que incluyen tablas cronológicas, documentos clave, y actividades para que el alumnado desarrolle un juicio crítico sobre los contenidos de la asignatura. Igualmente, en la plataforma virtual de la asignatura se colgarán algunos ejemplos de modelos de exámenes y de comentarios de textos para que los estudiantes conozcan el tipo de prueba que deberán realizar y sean conscientes del progreso que van haciendo en la asignatura a lo largo del curso. Asimismo, en el curso virtual dispondrán también de diversos foros de consulta y un conjunto de preguntas frecuentes con respuesta a consultas habituales.
La UNED está dotada de una excelente biblioteca a la que el alumnado puede acceder a través de su página web y consultar los catálogos para ver la disponibilidad de algunos de los libros incluidos en la bibliografía recomendada.
Extended List of Resources on unit 1 British Civilization:
What follows is a recommended list of websites whose reading is optional.
Camarota, S.A. (2001) Immigrants in the United States-2000: A Snapshot of America’s Foreign Born Population, Center for Immigration Studies - www.cis.org/articles/2001/back101.html
Cohn, R.L. (2001) Immigration to the United States, EH.Net Encyclopedia, August 15
www.murthy.com/films.html - This site contains a comprehensive list of mainly recent film involving immigrants and their experiences in the United States.
Johnson, R. (2008) “A New Focus for Stories of Immigration,” Los Angeles Times, September 14 - Traces the shift in movies from problems of immigrants on entry to those issues that occur after their arrival in the US - http://articles.latimes.com/2008/sep/14/entertainment/ca-immigfilms14
Barack Obama (2011) Jobs & the Economy: Putting America Back to Work, September 8 - The President’s American Recovery and Investment Plan - www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/economy/
The Obama-Biden Administration announced its intention to pursue economic interventionist policies in order to mitigate the effects of economic recession on the United States. The result was the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (February 13 2009) A summary of the provisions of the Act, together with the text, is available at - www.recovery.gov/About/Pages/The_Act.aspx
It is now possible to monitor the progress of programmes funded under this Act, since it has received congressional approval - www.recovery.gov
For the largest religious groups and links to all the major churches and religions in the US - www.adherents.com/rel_USA.html
Bellah, R.N. (1967) Civil Religion in America - Reprinted by permission of Dædalus, Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, from the issue entitled, “Religion in America,” Vol. 96, No. 1, pp. 1–21- www.robertbellah.com/articles_5.htm