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COURSE OUTLINE Subject Units of credit Suggested self- study Instructor Contact detail BRITISH CULTURE (30 periods) 90 periods Nguyễn Thị Lan Anh lana_2410@yahoo.com cell phone: 0905369644 Textbooks: - British studies textbook – compiled by Dr Peter Stork, 2009 Session 10 Topics Introduction: Sightseeing in Britain Geography & Climate Cities, population and countryside History of Britain Unification and division in Britain Festivals and Holidays Folklore traditions and other festivals Food and Drinks Cultural diversity Education Government Chapter (textbook) (textbook) (textbook) (textbook) (textbook) Hand-outs (textbook) (textbook) (textbook) (textbook) Subject objectives: The specific objectives of this subject are to help students to get familiar with some aspects of British Culture, focusing on those which may be more appealing for the students: sightseeing in Britain, major cities, history, festivals and holidays, British cuisines, etc Language objectives: The students deal with the four skills of the language: listening, speaking, reading and writing Assessment for all students - Final test : 50% - Mid-term test: 50%, including: - 30% of total mark: group presentation - 10 %: a revision test - 10 %: individual writing assignments after some lectures Guidelines for presentation in groups 1 A group of students formed by themselves will be working together and given an individual mark based on their group performance and internal assessment of individual participation: - Group performance: good organizations of slide (a clear introduction right at the beginning of which parts your group members would present; not many words shown in each slide- should generalize ideas by key words; not many animation effects used in a presentation – possible for quiz designs; equal division of work to each member’s parts; a deep understanding of issues presented) - Individual presentation: clear and good pronunciation, a clear introduction of which parts you are in charge (a clear outline), interesting or creative presentation, a deep understanding of issues presented Please read the sheet of assessment criteria for presentation below: Teacher Evaluation Form Group Number Date Topic _ Student’s name: _ Individual assessment through group presentation Organization: points a clear introduction of which parts you are in charge Content: points _ variety of reference resources _ understanding of the issues presented Presentation: points _held audiences' attention (interesting and creative presentation) _spoke with note cards _Eye contact Group assessment: 10 points Total mark 30 points clear outline effectiveness of visual aids cooperation (mutual assistance) for an understanding of the common issues presented in groups equal division of work to each member’s parts interesting and creative design of group presentation _ providing class games or activities to involve audience _time control _volume of voice _effectiveness of visual aids Oral skills: points clear explanation _ fluency _ accuracy in grammar and pronunciation Teacher comments: Time duration: period for each group presentation, including a 10-minute design of review games or activities to involve audiences’ listening Use hand-out materials as an additional reference source for presentation Other reference sources: - projectbritain.com - British studies textbook – compiled by Dr Peter Stork - Oxford Guide to British & American Culture- by Johnathan Crowther – Oxford University Press- 1999 – 599 pages - British Culture: an introduction – by David Christopher – Routledge – 2006 – 292 pages CHAPTER 1: SIGHTSEEING IN BRITAIN I Introduction to England-Scotland-Wales Pre-listening activity 1: Matching the pictures with their names before watching the video: The Changing of the Guard, Royal Mile (Edinburg), White cliffs of Dover, Wallace Monument-Stirling- Scotland, Edinburg Castles, Cardiff Castles, Minster (York), Snowdon (Wales), Edinburgh (Scotland) Pre-listening activity 2: Read the descriptions and fill in the gaps with these words above • _ : is one of the greatest cathedral churches in Great Britain • : starts at 11.30 and lasts about 45 minutes • is a succession of streets which form the main thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city of Edinburg in Scotland _: is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area Stirling is Scotland’s newest city and one of its most historic cities The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth Historically it was strategically important as the "Gateway to the Highlands", with its position near the boundary between the Scottish Lowlands and Highlands, and its crossing of the Forth, the nearest to the river mouth : is the highest mountain in Wales and is Great Britain's highest mountain south of the Scottish Highlands • • - • is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland after Glasgow and the seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom is a castle fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, from its position atop the volcanic Castle Rock It is said that many people have heard the sound of ghostly drums within it • : form part of the British coastline facing France Their face reaches up to 107 metres (351 ft) and spread east and west from the town in the county of Kent, an ancient and still important English port They have great symbolic value for Britain because they face towards Continental Europe across the narrowest part of the English Channel, where invasions have historically threatened and against which the cliffs form a symbolic guard • : is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for Wales It is a significant tourism centre and the most popular visitor destination in Listening activity: Use the textbook Watch the video and fill in the gaps with the words given London view: - Pre-listening: Recognize the places, famous person in the picture and guards in Britain Houses of Parliament Westminster Abbey Churchill • Household Cavalry = Life Guards + Blues & Royals • Queen’s Guard - Listening activity: Use the textbook Watch the video and fill in the gaps with the words given London short tour: Pre-listening: Recognize these places Trafalgar Square National Gallery St Paul’s Cathedral Tower of London Piccadilly Circus Pre-listening: Recognize these guards and these things Listening activity: Use the textbook Watch the video and fill in the gaps with the words given II Scotland: - Watching the video (1 st time) - Before watching the video again: notice these questions • • • • • People mentioned in the video: Mary, John Knox, William Wallace, Robert Bruce, Mel Gibson Who are they? What is special about them? What places are mentioned? What are other things about Scotland? What is the nickname of Edinburgh for its neoclassical buildings? Listening for the 3rd time: Use the textbook and fill in the gaps with these words - • • • • • • • • • • • • • Royal Mile Holyrood House (Palace) Smoked salmon Edinburgh castle Black pudding Britannia Mary Mel Gibson Saint Giles Cathedral Catholicism Cannons Pigeon Georgian • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Georgian shop Robert Bruce Athens of the North Old Town New Town Protestant Church Stirling castle Wood cask Rye (or Barley) Brave heart (movie) Bagpipes Scotch Whiskey Heritage Center William Wallace Stirling Bridge Lochs King Arthur John Knox Georgian shops Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries for the architectural styles between 1720 and 1840 This name is in honor of the British kings George I to George IV They reigned between 1714 and1830 III Wales: - Use the textbook and fill in the gaps with what you can hear IV Oxford - More of London- The Bloody Tower: - Watch the video (1st time): Oxford - Before watching the 2nd time: What things about Oxford are mentioned? Things about Oxford - Watch the video (1st time): More of Lodon Before watching the 2nd time: What things about London are mentioned? 10 Read the text “Traditional food and cooking”: - Fill in the blanks with the words provided Using the pictures to help you - Discuss these questions: • Explain: “British cuisine has a reputation of being bland and heavy for people from other cultures” • What is Scotland’s best known dish? • What you think of British popular breakfast? • Meat and two veg is a national British dish (True-False) • Chicken tikka masala is tradional British dish (True-False) • A Sunday roast dinner is the evening meal of the British (True-False) Read the text “Attitudes to British Cooking” - Identify the positive, negative and neutral opinions provided by the five articles on British food and cooking - What is your opinion of British food after reading these five articles?  Writing assignment: A British person asks you: “How is Vietnamese food and cooking different to the British food and cooking?” Compare the differences Read the rest of the textbook: Group discussion questions 7.1 What is obesity? 7.2 What are the health problems associated with obesity ? 7.3 How does diet influence obesity? 7.4 Is there any difference in obesity between men and woman in Britain? 7.5 Is obesity increasing in Britain? 7.6 What you thing is the percentage of obese men and woman in Britain in 2008? 7.7 Is there a difference in obesity in children between and 19 years of age? 7.8 How you think children can become obese? 7.9 How you think this will effect their health and studies? 7.10 What you thing is the percentage of obese children in Britain in 2008? 7.11 Using the table to describe the changes in the eating habits of Britain between 1986 and 1996: Fill in the blanks to complete a summary of the information, from the table above, about the changes in eating habits of Britons between 1986 and 1996 beverages biscuits bread British Britons cakes cream consumption fruit fresh green vegetables healthy information eggs fats less meat food milk 33 nuts other fresh vegetables potatoes regularly sugar unhealthy weight processed processed processed fruit This shows that are eating _ of foods that are _ when eaten in large quantities, i.e., _, _, _ and , _, , , _and _ They are also eating more _ foods that are unhealthy if eaten such as _ and _, _ and _ Moreover, they are eating _ of some _ foods such as _ _ These changes in _ in _ households are one cause for problems in children and _ in adults On the positive side, they are eating more _, _and 34 CHAPTER 8: CULTURAL DIVERSITY Read the ‘Introduction’ text: Answer the questions in groups • • • Explain in your words the term 'multiculturalism' Explain in your own words the meaning of 'Britain's true national dish' Give examples of cultural traditions and art forms brought to Britain by migrant communities • • How immigrants contribute to the society of their new country? Is cultural diversity a positive or negative for a country's development? Read the text ‘Immigration’ Exercise: The short essay below (175 words), outlines the types of immigration to the United Kingdom; where the immigrants came from and the reasons for their entry Fill in the blanks with the words below to complete the essay Asia absorbed Caribbean Central compassionate culturally diverse economic economic economic eighteenth Eastern European Union famine German Germany Hungary Jews illegally illegal immigrants Immigration immigrants India Ireland Italy labour manual Pakistan Poland political persecution Refugees South America twenty first Uganda Ukraine unfortunate people war refugees 35 Read the text ‘Ethnic Communities’: Answer the questions - What is ethnic minority in Britain? Look at the map: - Where in UK vast majority of ethnic settlement? - What groups are ethnic minorities? What are the most and least dominant groups? - What main points can you notice from table C about many kinds of religions in Britain and why? 36 Table A: Settlement Question: In which part of UK most ethnic groups mainly settle? Table B: Population Which ethnic groups are the highest, the median and the lowest percentage of the population in England? 37 Table C: Religions in Britain • Religious beliefs of Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Sikh and Islam • What is the major religion in Britain? Read the text ‘The Vietnamese in Britain’, ‘Hardships’: Answer the questions • • • • • • • • • Read the text ‘Discrimination’: Discuss the questions in groups What is racism or discrimination? How you understand the statements or phrases: “in 10 or 15 years the black man will hold the whip hand over the white in Britain” “to exploit the popular prejudices” Why did the United Kingdom first allow immigrants to come freely into Britain and then tried to reduce immigration? In which way could immigrants to Britain destroy the British way of life? What is “River of Blood”? Has Enoch Powell's predictions in 1968 become a reality in the present day? What are these excerpts discussed about? What caused discrimination in UK? What can be inferred from the conclusion paragraph? 38 39 CHAPTER 9: EDUCATION Early education: - Ss read the text and draw out the main points: • Religion-based education • Controlled by Christian church • Lessons: Latin songs, religious lessons • Schools: cathedrals • Apprenticeship: trade training • Teachers: craftmen • Controlled by trade guilds - Ss answer the questions in the textbook: Early modern education Involvement of Government Control of church decreased LEA (local education authorities) Education acts: introduced to make education compulsory Curriculum: broadened - Ss answer the questions: 40 Primary and Secondary Education: Compulsory education: age of 15 Primary education: 11-plus exam – “streaming” Secondary education: Grammar school & Secondary modern school - Ss answer the questions below: Comprehensive school Compulsory education: age of 16 GCSE for further education National curriculum SAT: to compare the performance of schools by the Sat’s scores of their students - Ss answer the questions below: 41 Further education • Vocational education: NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) Or • Academic education (6th form): years – optional subjects => A-levels certificate Higher education Undergraduate: years -> Bachelor degree Postgraduate: M.A or Msc (2 years), Ph.D (3 years) Summarise the main ideas of the chapter: Writing exercise Compare and contrast between education systems in Vietnam and Britain: Writing assignment (400 words) 42 CHAPTER 10: SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT The Crown (Buckingham Palace) Ceremonial head of Government Discharges all functions at the direction of the Prime Minister (except for some honors) Parliament House of Lords (Westminster) Hereditary Peers (Crown appointment being progressively abolished) of the United Kingdom Government Formed by the party with most number of seats in the House of Commons The Prime Minister (The head of Government) (Government appointment) Elected by his/her party Advises the Queen of all cabinet decisions Law lords Lives at No 10 Downing Street Life peers (Government appointment) Lords Temporal (Church appointment) The Judiciary & Courts Administers the laws passed by the Parliament The Cabinet Government Ministers elected by their party Have to obey the Prime Minister Located in Whitehall Direct the Civil Service The House of Commons (Westminster) Members of Parliament from: Conservative Party Labor party Liberal Democrats Scottish Nationalist party Other minor parties People of UK Vote in general elections for a member to represent their constituency in the House of Commons (this person belongs to political party or is an independent candidate) The Civil Service Advisors and administrators of Government System of UK Government • • • Distinguish these terms: British Parliament, Westminster, Westminster system, Westminster Palace, Buckingham Palace, Whitehall Understanding these terms: Legislative power Executive power Judiciary power Understanding the functions of these parliaments Parliament of UK (England): supreme Scottish Parliament National Assemblies of Wales & Northern Ireland  Understanding the procedure: General elections: - People vote in their constituencies for a member of the House of Commons - The successful candidate is either a member of a political party or an ‘independent’  Understanding the functions of the two Houses of Parliament: - House of Commons: has very specific seating arrangements  Debates matters of national importance and drafts Bills (or laws) to be passed by the House of Lords - House of Lords:  Reviews, amends and finally approves draft bills passed from the House of Commons Read the texts and discuss the questions below in groups: 43 44 45 Exercise 1: Summarise the main information of this chapter Exercise 2: Fill in the gaps below with words given to describe briefly the system of government in Britain The political system of Britain is called the _(1) _ which is governed by a constitutional (2) _ This means that the British monarch is the head of the (3) _ However, the United Kingdom is ruled by the _(4) in the Parliament who are elected by British voters The Parliament is made up of the (5) _ and the (6) Members of the (7) _ are called (8) They are elected by the people of UK For election, the UK is divided into (9) and the people in each one elects a member to represent them in the House of _(10) _ Members of the House of Lords are elected by the _(11) _ and the (12) The House of Lord consists of (13) , , (14) are produced by the government and debated in the House of _(15) _ before it is passed to the House of _(16) _ for a review and to the Queen for a _(17) _ After all, bills become _(18) or Law in UK Usually, a political party that has the most number of elected members in the Commons will become the _(19) _ of the UK after a general election The three main political parties in Britain are the _(20) _ Party, the _(21) Party and the (22) Approximately 20 senior ministers of a British government belong to the _(23) _ where all important decisions of Government are discussed and implemented with the consent of the (24) who is the (25) of the Cabinet Its members are called _(26) _ and are assisted by senior (27) _ The Civil Service 46 administers the policies of government ministers The government’s activities are scrutinized by the (28) who make sure that the government couldn’t rule the UK like a dictatorship 47