requirements & assessment
OT-ANG-330
Aspects of British Culture Explored on the BBC
2022/2023 Autumn Term—Lecturer: Julian Salanki—salanki2112@gmail.com
Tuesday, room 411, start times: group e – 3.30pm and group f—5.20pm
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. Notwithstanding, 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, 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 Neptun 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
Snooker: The Rack Pack – a BBC Documentary about the rise in popularity of the game during the 1980s
Emily Bronte: Wuthering Heights
The Full Monty
Other Requirements: Starting in week 4, each student will be required to give an 8-10-minute presentation, 20%. Your lecturer will explain this in detail during the first session. Regular attendance is expected, and two points will be deducted from your participation score 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. Finally, the more you prepare at home, the better our time will be together in class!
Assessment:
Participation: 10%, Homework: 30%, 10-minute presentation: 30%, End-of-term quiz: 30% = 100%
Grades: 2 = 50%-59% 3 = 60%-71% 4 = 72%-84% 5 = 85%+
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*