description & set texts
Lesson Tuesday Topic Tasks/content 1. 10th Sept What is culture? British vs Hungaricum Compare 2 cultures 2. 17th Sept British Culture (Essay) Analysis 3. 24th Sept Agatha Christie Englishness 4. 1st Oct Simpler spelling Writing 5. 8th Oct New World Man (Rush) US culture (a view of) 6. 15th Oct Mind Your Language Stereotypes 7. 22nd Oct Place-based words Travel—vocabulary Mid-term break 8. 5th Nov The Full Monty Dialect/Slang 9. 12th Nov Who was the real Freddie Mercury? Society & image 10. 19th Nov Wuthering Heights Romantic hero? 11. 26th Nov The Oxford English Dictionary New OED words 12. 3rd Dec Blackpool essay & quiz (quiz 10%) Essay (60%) 13. 10th Dec Language items Final grade due Culture & Expression OT-ANG-330: British Culture Tues, 17.15 room 440 – Wed 12.00 room 411 2019/2020 Autumn Term Julian Salanki—salanki2112@gmail.com Course Goals: The goal of this course is to develop your knowledge of various aspects of British culture. It is intended to help you better understand certain parts of British society. However, it is also meant to help you expand your own perspective of the UK. Course Description: This course will cover various topics including film, literature, contemporary events, ‘English’ vocabulary core values, society, places of interest, music, etc. Class sessions will include activities which require active participation.

requirements & assessment
Course Requirements: Regular class attendance is expected, and you MUST NOT miss more than 3, if so, you will lose marks. You are expected to come to class prepared to participate in activities and discussions about the topics. There will be homework assigned to be completed before class. This may include readings, videos, etc. For each assignment specific instructions will be given to help prepare you for the lesson on that topic. The more you prepare at home, the better our time will be together in class! Always feel free to bring your questions or suggestions for future course topics. Assessment: Weekly Assignments and Participation: 30% Final essay: 60% Quiz: 10% Plagiarism policy: Any instance of plagiarism is grounds for getting a fail mark on the given assignment and failing the course as well. Please find further details at http://seaswiki.elte.hu/studies/plagiarism Anti-discrimination statement: The staff of the Department of English Language Pedagogy are fully committed both to promoting freedom of expression and to respecting the rights and dignity of all people regardless of their ethnic or socio-cultural background, gender, religion, beliefs or sexual orientation. As we consider diversity beneficial, and respectful communication essential, we expect the same commitment from our students in their discourse and behaviour (accepted on 21 February, 2011). **Syllabus subject to change throughout the semester**