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English Studies Curricula and
Romanian Anthologies of
English Literature |
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ADINA CIUGUREANU
Ovidius University, Constanţa
Abstract
This article presents a brief history of English Studies in
Romania since its beginnings in the latter half of the
nineteenth century and introduces the reader to a history of
Romanian anthologies of English literature. The first part
of this essay discusses the general characteristics of
English studies in Romania alongside its rise and progress
in the major Romanian universities both before and after the
fall of the iron curtain. The examples given to support the
presentation of English Studies curricula are those of the
English departments of the Universities of Iaşi and
Bucharest. The second part of the article is concerned with
a list and description of the anthologies of English
literature edited by Romanian academics and published by
Romanian university presses between the 1960s and the 2000s.
Local anthologies have been very useful tools to cater for
the immediate teaching needs and requirements of Romanian
academics during the communist regime because of the small
number of autochthonous English sources. The anthology
content followed closely the canonical list of authors and
texts of English textbooks. In recent years, however, there
has been an important decrease in students’ and teachers’
use of anthologies in the classroom due to the growing
interest in electronic resources which have almost
completely replaced the traditional paper book.
Keywords: English Studies, ‘Englishes,’
English curricula and syllabi, English literature, British
culture, Romanian anthologies, autochthonous sources |
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