Social issues of English-speaking countries 2 1.N3.EP.41

Course objectives
- familiarising with the mast significant issues of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Course content - selected from the list:
1. The United Kingdom: a country of countries.
2. Geography of the UK.
3. Society. The North/South divide. Social classes. Emigration and immigration.
4. The Constitutional Framework & The Crown.
5. The Government. The Civil Service. The political parties.
6. The Parliament. The legislative branch: the functions & structure.
7. The Law. The judicial branch: the courts, criminal proceedings, and lawyers.
8. Churches and religion. The Church of England. The Church of Scotland.
9. Education. The educational system. Higher and further education. Universities.
10. The Mass Media. The press. Radio and television. The web.
11. Wales and Scotland. Devolution processes. Welsh and Scottish culture.
12. Northern Ireland. Devolution. Northern Irish culture.

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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
lecture/teacher's presentation, handouts and analysis of originall materials, videos, taking notes, extension readings, discussion, ICTtools/MSTeams if needed

Field of study

English Philology

Supplementary literature

Norbury, Paul. Britain - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture. Kuperard, 2015.

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties: total number of ECTS: 2 0,5 ECTS – 15 hours: participation in classes 0,5 ECTS - 15 hour consultation 1 ECTS - 30 hours preparation to classes

Study level

BA level studies

Education profile

part-time studies academic profile

Type of course

obligatory courses

The semester in which the subject is carried out

semester 4

Mode

(in Polish) Realizowany w sali

Course coordinators

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Tomasz Gornat

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019

Knowledge
The student has the basic knowledge about
1.the geography, social issues, political system, economy, education, religions, and cultural phenomena of the UK. (k_W06/ P6S_WG).
2. the similarities and differences between the nations and countries constituting the UK and modern civilisational phenomena taking place in the UK in the wider political, social, and economic contexts of Europe and the world. (k_W09/P6S_WK)

Skills.
Student can
3. The student can recognise various signs of Britishness.and relate and compare various British phenomena and social and cultural attitudes to Polish reality. (k_U02/P6S_UW)

Social competences
4. The student is aware of the cultural heritage of his/her own country and will be tolerant of cultural differences of other countries and nations.(k_K03/P6S_KO)

Assessment criteria

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:

2. Final written open test - 80% of the final grade (outcomes 1,2,3)
3. Active participation in class - 20% of the final grade (outcomes 1,2,3,4)

Criteria of assessment in the final written test:
60% - 70% - 3.0 (barely adequate knowledge; numerous errors)
71% - 75% - 3.5 (adequate knowledge; some errors)
76% - 85% - 4.0 (above average knowledge; few errors)
86% - 90% - 4.5 (superior knowledge; few errors)
91% - 100% - 5.0 (superior knowledge; no errors)

Bibliography

Reading list
Oakland, John. British Civilization: An Introduction. Routledge, 2019.
O’Driscoll, James. Britain for Learners of English. OUP, 2009.

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

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