BRITISH CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION

Code Cours
2324-IÉSEG-BA3S2-ITC-B3-EE01UE
Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCIES
This course occurs in the following program(s)
Training officer(s)
GC.THELLIER
Stakeholder(s)
Gael-Carol THELLIER, James ROE
Level
Bachelor
Program year
Period

Présentation

Prerequisite
Methodologies : Students should be capable of undertaking their own research and presenting it to others in English using PowerPoint. They should have the ability to read and analyse an English novel.
Knowledge : Students should be able to understand spoken English, aswell as identifying and commmunicating specific information to others in the language. They should have the ability to write a summary and a book review in English.
Goal
At the end of the course the students should be able to :
Understand why the people, the history and traditions of the United Kingdom have made it what it is today, having achieved an in-depth knowledge of 'true' British culture. Use the knowledge acquired of the different aspects of the culture such as the monarchy, the government, the media etc. in order to appreciate the current position of the nation in relation to other countries, countries.
Presentation
An overall view of different aspects of British life and traditions. Consideration of its geographical location, the media, the government, the monarchy, social profiles, culture and style, and some of the well-known people who are contributing or have contributed something to the nation to make it what it is today.
One of the Iéseg Associations organizes a weekend in London which could be interesting for British Culture students in order to have concrete experience of some of the elements talked about in class.16

Modalités

Organization
Type Amount of time Comment
Présentiel
Cours interactif 16,00
Autoformation
Recherche 10,00
Lecture du manuel de référence 10,00
Travail personnel
Charge de travail personnel indicative 4,00
Group Project 10,00
Overall student workload 50,00
Evaluation
One end of term exam plus continuous assessment, including participation, an oral presentation accompanied by a written 400-word summary and a 800-word book review.
Control type Duration Amount Weighting
Contrôle continu
Participation 16,00 0 10,00
Examen (final)
Examen écrit 1,00 2 40,00
Autres
Projet Individuel 0,00 1 20,00
Projet Collectif 0,30 1 20,00
Rapport écrit 0,00 0 10,00
TOTAL 100,00

Ressources

Bibliography
The titles of the books to be read will be given in class as these vary for each student. - The titles of the books to be read will be given in class as these vary for each student.

The titles of the books to be read will be given in class as these vary for each student.