requirements & assessment
OT-ANG-330: Aspects of British Culture Explored on the BBC
Tuesday, room 411, start times: group e—4pm and group f—5.30pm
2021/2022 Autumn Term Lecturer: Julian Salanki—salanki2112@gmail.com
Course materials: The materials used on this course are mainly articles that have been copy-pasted from the BBC Culture website and adapted to suit the aims of the course.
Course Goals: The aims of this course are to develop your overall knowledge of various aspects of British Culture, and are intended to help you better understand certain aspects of British society. However, it is also meant to help you expand your own perspective of the UK. Vocabulary development is also incorporated into the syllabus.
Course Description: This course covers various topics including film, literature, contemporary events, core values, society, places of interest, music, sport, English vocabulary, etc. It is a miscellaneous bag of various aspects of British Culture; an interesting selection of items about the British world.
Course Requirements: You are expected to join the group on time and be prepared to participate in activities and discussions about the topics. Homework is usually assigned to be completed either before or after class. Students need to print off and read the uploaded materials, etc. For each assignment, specific instructions will be given via Neptun to help prepare you for the lesson on that topic.
Starting in week 4, students will be required to give an 8-10-minute presentation which will also be assessed. Your lecturer will explain this in detail during the first session. Regular attendance is expected and you will lose marks for being absent more than twice—beyond that, the more classes you miss, the lower your participation grade will be. If you miss class on a week when homework is given, it is your responsibility to find out the task and submit it in time.
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
Participation: 20% Homework: 30%
10-minute presentation: 20% End-of-term quiz: 30% = 100%
Grades:
2 = 40%-54% 3 = 55%-67% 4 = 68%-79% 5 = 80%+
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). *The syllabus is subject to change throughout the semester*