British Studies Google classroom code 66btq4o

Instructor: Trinh Ngoc Thanh

Email: thanhtn@hcmute.edu.vn

I-Tentative syllabus

Part 1: Country & People

Week 01: Introduction

Week 02: Geography

Week 03: Language & Identity

Week 04: History (1): Pre-history to 11th century

Week 05: History (2): 11th century to 19th century

Week 06: Science and technology

Week 07: Romantic poets

Week 08: Daily life holiday, economy, scenery in UK

Week 09: Economy

Week 10: Mid-term test

Part 2: Politics

Week 11: Political system & Monarchy

Week 12: Parliament

Week 13: International Relations US-UK

UK-EU
Week 14: Current movements

Week 15: Final Week

II-Instructions for Assessment

1. Continuous Assessment (50%)

-Attendance grade accounts for 15% (3/10). Students are assessed by the
number of absence/ presence class periods and by random quizzes

-Group assignment accounts for 20% (4/10). Students are assessed by their
participation in learning activities including class and home assignments and
group presentation. Details of group presentation are presented in the follow-
up section.

-Mid-term test accounts for 15% (3/10). Students are assessed by an

open-book test in class. The test is scheduled in Week 10. m, c m sách, tài liu

2. Instruction for group presentation

-Starting from Week 5 to Week 9, members in group will prepare weekly
presentation entitled “Exploring Culture Session.” Assigned topics for the
presentation are as follows: 4-5 people

 Contemporary Arts: Music-Paintings-Literature Ngh thut ng i

 Scenery: Famous sight-seeings-shopping centers-famous landscape

 Food & Drinks: Culture tea break, fish & chips
 Holidays: Date-Meaning-Identity 6. Social Etiquette 7. Fashion
 Royal families: Prince & Princess
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Update
3. Final Assessment (50%) is a closed book written test. The test format outline
and questions will be announced later. Thi tp trung, c, Trc nghim & T lun, câu hi phân tích
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