PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH, BRITISH SOCIETY
LECTURE PLAN – SPRING 2016
Lecturers: Elaine Aarnes (EA, lecture outlines on Fronter) and Sigrid Brevik
Wangsness (SBW, lecture outlines on webpage: http://edu.hioa.no/int-engelsk/ )
Times: Thursdays 08:30 – 10:15 or Tuesdays 10:30-12:15*
Books: Mustad, Rahbek, Sevaldsen and Vadmand: Modern Britain: Developments in
Contemporary British Society (MB), Cappelen Damm, 2012.
+ Compendium (Comp.) and handouts
Date
Topic
Syllabus
Jan 14
Introduction to the course
The UK: Country and People (SBW)
MB: pp. 9-11, 14-16, 21-36
122-126.
Jan 21
Education in Britain (EA)
MB: pp. 50-57.
Jan 28
Britain and the EU (SBW)
MB: pp. 109-113, 116-117.
*Feb 2
British Government and Political Parties (EA)
MB: pp. 62-66, 69-83.
Feb 11
British Elections and Media (EA)
MB: pp. 66-68, 84-93.
Feb 18
British Perspectives (SBW)
Comp: Texts in Time +
Confessions of a City Girl
*Feb 23
UK Social Issues (EA)
MB: pp. 38-42, 46-48, 5760, 126-131.
March 3
UK Economy (SBW)
MB: pp. 48-50 + text in
Comp.: pp. 174 -176.
March 10
No lecture
March 17
UK Business and Finance (SBW)
March 31
Pride and Prejudice (EA)
Meltdown (SBW)
April 7
Paddy Clarke HA HA HA (EA)
Lord of the Flies (SBW)
MB: pp. 42-46, 99-102 +
text in Comp.: 176-184.
January 2016 EA/SBW