1. Course
Code
5. School
7. Delivery:
Location &
Semester
8. Pre-requisites
9. Linked Courses
(specify if synoptic)
10. Excluded Courses
C49ED
11. Replacement Courses Code:
Date Of Replacement:
13. The course may be delivered to:
UG only PG only
15. Aims
12. Degrees for which
UG & PG this is a core course
C49BC
Edin
Sem 1
SBC
2. Course
Sem…….
Title
Management and Languages
British Culture and Society 1
Orkney
Sem………..
Dubai
Sem……..
IDL
Sem….
6. Course
Co-ordinator
3. SCQF
Level
Collaborative Partner
Name…………………….....Sem..…...
9 4. Credits 15
Approved Learning Partner
Name …………………………………Sem………..
14. Available as an Elective?
Yes No
To introduce and elaborate issues in UK political, social and cultural life. To examine the background to current public debates, controversies and moral panics.
To outline necessary background information in the political and social structure of the state and its component parts to assist in the understanding of current developments.
To examine the nature of shifting identities and loyalties in the contemporary period.
To examine a selection of currents in cultural life, drawn from the literary and artistic scenes.
To investigate with special focus how British society is represented in cinema, with examination of a wide range of cinematic movements in the UK in the post-war period.
To assist in the further development of the students’ advanced level English comprehension, and written and spoken production. To assist in their development as prospective translators, interpreters and language professionals with English as a working language, who will require a knowledge of cultural life in the UK.
16. Syllabus
British Political and Cultural life
Political structure and nature of British democracy. Operation of the electoral process and the government party in office. Issues in artistic and literary life: cultural prizes; key artists and writers of the moment. Housing and contemporary urban design and planning. Religion and morality. UK relations with EU and its institutions. Identity in the contemporary UK and its relationship to the devolutionary process. Taught by means of weekly 2-hour lecture/discussion class.
British Film
Social realism and non-realistic approaches. Key historical movements: documentary movement; 40s realism and melodrama; Ealing comedy; Free Cinema; New Wave;
1980s state of the nation cinema. Contemporary cinema (post-2000) and their relation to previous. Taught by means of weekly tutorial.
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17. Learning Outcomes (HWU Core Skills: Employability and Professional Career Readiness)
Subject Mastery Understanding, Knowledge and Cognitive
Skills
Scholarship, Enquiry and Research (Research-Informed Learning)
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Demonstrate both knowledge and understanding of range of different styles and registers of spoken and written English.
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Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex ideas in fluent spoken and written English at a near-native level.
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Demonstrate a sensitivity to varieties of English reflecting regional, social and register differences in usage.
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Gain deeper understanding of causes of political and cultural controversy in the UK
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Develop skills in researching concepts and ideas from appropriate sources, and presenting the results in appropriately academic language and formats in written and spoken English
Personal Abilities Industrial, Commercial & Professional Practice Autonomy, Accountability & Working with Others Communication, Numeracy & ICT
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Convey complex information in fluent English to a range of audiences and for a range of purposes.
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Exercise autonomy and initiative.
 Take continuing account of own and others’ roles, responsibilities and contributions
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Demonstrate sensitivity to different cultural norms
Increase potential to act as translators and interpreters in future life through deeper contextualisation of linguistic knowledge
18. Assessment Methods 19. Re-assessment Methods
Method
Continuous Assessment
20. Date and Version
Date of Proposal
-
Duration of Exam
(if applicable)
Weighting (%)
100%
Synoptic courses?
Date of Approval by
School Committee
Method
Resubmission of assessed work (in the case of nonsubmission)
Date of
Implementation
Duration of Exam
(if applicable)
Diet(s)
Version
Number
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