description & set texts
Lesson Tuesday Topic Tasks/content 1. 12th September Intro to British culture vs Hungaricum Compare 2 cultures 2. 19th British Culture (An overview in essay form) Overview 3. 26th Agatha Christie and Englishness Englishness (Hw 1-20%) 4. 3rd October Who was the real Freddie Mercury? Society & image 5. 10th Wuthering Heights Romantic literature 6. 17th Snooker – YouTube: The Rack Pack—BBC Documentary about the rise in popularity of the game during the 1980s A British game 7. 24th Cricket – Introduction to the beautiful game YouTube: Headingly 2019 highlights An English game 8. 31st Mind Your Language—Stereotypes Error correction 9. 7th November The Full Monty Dialect/Vernacular 10. 14th British Stoicism (Hw 2-30%) Contemporary history 11. 21st Placed-based words Simpler Spelling 12. 28th Oxford English Dictionary (recent additions) Contemporary 13. 5th December Language Differences End of semester quiz Assessment Quiz 30% Plagiarism policy: Any instance of plagiarism is grounds for a fail 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*

requirements & assessment
OT-ANG-330 Aspects of British Culture Explored on the BBC 2023 Autumn Term—Lecturer: Julian Salanki—julian.salanki@btk.elte.hu Group f, Mondays 12.00 in 441 Group g, Tuesdays 17.15 in 440 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 knowledge of various aspects of British Culture and are intended to help you better understand certain aspects of British society, and thereby help you expand your own perspective of the UK. Vocabulary development is also incorporated into the worksheets. Course Description: This course covers various topics including film, literature, contemporary events, core values, society, places of interest, music, sport, advanced 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 arrive 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 MS Teams to help prepare you for the lesson on that topic. The following YouTube videos are compulsory viewing: Agatha Christie (any) Freddie Mercury Biopic: Bohemian Rhapsody Emily Bronte: Wuthering Heights The Full Monty The Rack Pack – BBC Documentary about the rise in popularity of snooker during the 1980s Other Requirements: Regular attendance is expected, and two points will be deducted from the participation score for being absent more than twice, so the more classes a student misses, the lower their participation grade will be. I cannot stress enough the importance of participation—not just attendance—it is expected to be taken seriously, that means watching the compulsory videos and completing the pre-class tasks. Also, if you are absent from class on a week when homework is given, it is your responsibility to find out the task and submit it in time. Finally, the more you prepare at home, the more beneficial our time will be together in class. Assessment: Participation: 20%, Homework: 20% + 30%, End-of-term quiz: 30% = 100% Grades: 2 = 50%-59% 3 = 60%-71% 4 = 72%-84% 5 = 85%+