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UJ Violence and American Literature (MA)

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WELCOME     I. Syllabus and Course Readings  II. Course Readings:  Week One The Lottery The Lottery--Shirley Jackson (bpb-us-e2.wpmucdn.com) Violence: A Very Short Introduction   (Chapters 1, 3, 4, 5, 7)  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QrKJBC60LC1Aa7H2U0ILsEqSsFdl21Rr/view?usp=sharing Social Psychology  (Chapter 12)  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wUzR_c683uuI4QHhszHHN67hfLHzfeEL/view?usp=sharing Weeks Two - Four The Vigilante   John Steinbeck (pp. 1-13) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q4qzM41A7f68PgE4uxFFXTc0VRMV1Dn3/view?usp=sharing Going to Meet the Man  James Baldwin  https://www.cristorey.net/uploaded/Academics/2019-2020/Summer_Reading/James_Baldwin_Going_To_Meet_the_Man.pdf Civilization and Its Discontents  (Extracts, pp. 722-772) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y0pdJa13D89tJKr3p7qf_n97FpgcKAMe/view?usp=sharing The Politics of Collective Violence (Charles Tilly, Chapters 1, 2, 4)  https://drive.google.com/file...

UJ American Civilization (BA)

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  WELCOME NB: Quizzes one and two will focus solely on the chapters assigned in EoL. However, the final exam at the end of the semester will cover BOTH American history and the topics covered during lectures.  Departmental Absence Policy: Students may have a maximum of two unexcused absences during the semester.  Course Readings: America: Empire of Liberty (David Reynolds) OR ANY OTHER US HISTORY TEXTBOOK https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fOk_lPYTAOdxL_9wdfEPq8I0FigptkZE/view?usp=sharing T of C America and Americans (John Steinbeck)  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AT5-XVNTWO_edkoqPfhP0wak1ldD55HT/view?usp=sharing US Constitution (Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence)  https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/M-654.pdf The Things They Carried   ( On the Rainy River and  How to Tell a War Story  )  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qTm1GHZLDfUZ8Zyf8wRcovsGnaWiEnMd/view?usp=sharing Chickamauga https://www.inf.fu-ber...

UJ Reading Violence(s) (BA)

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WELCOME Reading List: Week One   The Lottery The Lottery--Shirley Jackson (bpb-us-e2.wpmucdn.com) Violence: A Very Short Introduction   (Chapters 1, 3, 4, 5, 7)  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QrKJBC60LC1Aa7H2U0ILsEqSsFdl21Rr/view?usp=sharing Week Two Dry September:  https://www.enl.auth.gr/staff/7-347/DrySeptember.PDF Social Psychology (Chapter 12)  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wUzR_c683uuI4QHhszHHN67hfLHzfeEL/view?usp=sharing Civilization and Its Discontents  (Extracts, pp. 722-772) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y0pdJa13D89tJKr3p7qf_n97FpgcKAMe/view?usp=sharing The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness  (Erich Fromm, pp. 185-216) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SArLJPvpqvleaH60JlkY9tTf5oqxcFw6/view?usp=sharing Week Three Going to Meet the Man: https://www.cristorey.net/uploaded/Academics/2019-2020/Summer_Reading/James_Baldwin_Going_To_Meet_the_Man.pdf A Spectacular Secret (Chapter One)  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m2G2_OmCpm91tZ1eZR7...

UJ - Institute of English Studies (Speaking)

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  Welcome, One and All! 1-2 Minute Warm-up Sessions Exam format.  Individual interview (one student + 2 examiners) with one main graded task that clearly elicits both extended speaking and interaction (questions, follow-ups, clarification, counterpoints), so students have a fair chance to demonstrate the full range of criteria (range/accuracy/coherence/pronunciation/fluency/interaction). Cambridge CPE Phrasal verbs / Transformations / Collocations / Idioms / Set Phrases   https://happinesscaress.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cpe-use-of-english-1-by-virginia-evans-students-book.pdf Week 4 - Units 3&4  Week 5 - Units 5&6 Week 6 - Units 7&8 Week 7 - Quiz (Units 3-8)   Week 8 - Units 9&10 Week 9 - Units 11&12 Week 10 - Units 13-15 Week 11 Mock Test (Units 3-15)   Readings:  What's in a Name? https://www.npr.org/2024/04/11/1243713272/resume-bias-study-white-names-black-names Genesis and Catastrophe: https://docs.google.com/doc...