Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Year: 2016
Prof. Emilce Vela
Date
31th March
Contents
Introduction to the subject:
syllabus and warming up
activities to introduce
Geography and English Culture
1 and The United Kingdom
Physical geography of the
British Isles
Position and political division
Methodology
Teachers
presentation
Special technique
to synthesize
information from
different sources
provided
Reading and
written
assignment on
the first topic
Practical Work on
maps (due date in
15 days time)
Todays News :
Oral comments
on
current news
from the country
related to
geographical or
cultural issues
(for next classes)
The political
system in the
UK , reading from
books (pages 5 to
7 and 34 to 43)
Unit
2
7th April
organization of students
England: geographic general
and specific aspects
Regions:
The Southwest,
The Southeast,
The Midlands,
The North, East Anglia.
and videos.
Organization of a
mind map of the
system .Oral
interview
(next class)
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Teachers
presentation
Climate and weather in UK
14th April
Topography in UK
Teachers
presentation
Reading from
sources provided
Practical Work on
maps (due date in
fifteen days
time)
The education
system in the UK
(from pages 131
to 136 and 46 to
47) and videos.
Organization of a
mind map of the
system .Oral
interview
Due date
practical work 1
21st April
28th April
End of todays news articles
and review history
Office hours for England
Beginning of Presentations
ENGLAND
General aspects about the
whole home country
Regions: East Anglia
The Dales to the Border
The Midlands,
5
th
May
The Southwest,
The Southeast
..
12th May
LONDON
City of London (The City, The
East End, The West End,
Westminster)
Listening activity : Scotland
The Isle of Sky, Shetland
Islands
Office hours for group in
charge of Scotland and due
date for summary
Teachers
presentation
Reading from the
sources provided
Practical Work on
maps (due date
fifteen days
time)
Religion (reading
from books pages
7 to 9 and 48 )
and read about
history in book
Aspects of Britain
and watch related
the videos. Do
exercises on
history parts.
Organization of a
mind map of the
religious
system .Oral
interview
Read articles for
listening
activities
Read your part of
England , Study
and organization
of presentation
for office hours
Due date
practical work 2
Due date
practical work 3
19th May
specific aspects
Relief
.lakes
-mountains
. National parks
. rivers
.
-Climate
.temperature
.rainfall
.snow
.winds
.sunshine
.visibility
Flora and fauna
Economy and main activities
Cultural Facts:
-general aspects
.flag
.patron saint
.sports
.language
. national flower
. traditions: festivals and
holidays
. landmarks
.religion
.system of government
.political system
Oral
presentations
(whole class
involved)
Study and
organization of
presentation for
office hours
Reading from
bibliographic
sources provided
in specific web
pages and books
Search on the
web for maps and
images
Written Summary
and Oral
presentation
Study and
organization of
Scotland
presentation for
office hours
Teachers
presentation
Study and
organization of
Wales
presentation for
office hours
Students in
charge
Study and
organization of
presentation in
groups
education
-Specific aspects
History
26th May
9nd June
WALES
Waless views (video)
Presentation
Idem Scotland (second group)
16th June
23th June
30
th
June
Reading activity
Listening Activity
Office hours for group in
charge of Northern Ireland
and due date for summary
NORTHERN IRELAND (first
group)
Northern Irelands views
(video)
Idem Scotland
Reading from
bibliographic
sources
provided in
specific web
pages and
books
Search on the
web for maps
and images
Written
Summary and
Oral
presentation
Homework:
. Class
Assignment for
next class: test
your knowledge
quiz(for students
who are not in
charge of the
following
presentation )
Study and
organization of
Northern Ireland
presentation for
office hours
Homework
:test your
knowledge quiz
Read article for
listening activity
on Wales
..
Second Term Test: Australia
(oral)
..
Make Up
Homework
:test your
knowledge quiz
Read article for
listening activity
on Northern
Ireland
7th August
Introductory Class
Assigment
Lecture
Reading and
timelines for
14th August
21th August
28nd August
Unit
4
4th September
5th September
THE NORTHEAST
New England
-Mid Atlantic Region
New York city
Friday 12th
September
Washington DC and
THE MOUNTAIN REGION
CANADA PRACTICAL WORK
Due date
1-General Aspects (geographic
)
Specific aspects
Relief
2-Climate
class talk on
History (from
Pre-colonial
America to Right
wing
reconstruction
and end of Cold
War)
Class Assignment
on maps
Lecture
Reading and mind
maps for class
talk on the
Political System
Religion,
Education and
Economy,
Class assignment
on maps
Oral
presentations
Search on the
web
Bibliographic
material from
handout
Noelia
Guadalupe
Florencia
18th September
25th September
2nd October
th
9 October
6-Political system
Educational system
Religion
7-History
Noelia
Guadalupe
th
16 October
23rd October
Ana Paula
Mauro
Romina