Civilisation britannique:  sources  historiques et débats contemporains 

 ! Documents for debates can be found in the BV "groupe" called CivGB1

This is a first-year course. Students attend a one-hour lecture (CM) in weeks 1-12 and a one-and-a-half hour tutorial (TD) in weeks 1 and 4-14.
The lectures, supplemented by individual research, are intended to provide historical evidence for topics of contemporary interest. These which will be formally debated in the tutorials.

These pages are intended as an informal preparation for and follow-up to lectures and tutorials.

LECTURE (CM)                                        TUTORIAL (TD, 1-2 weeks later)

• Geography of the British Isles                     
• 1066 and All That                                        >  debate on British identity
• The Reformation                                          > debate on Church and State
• Brief History of the Media                            > debate on the rôle of the Fourth Estate
• Constitutional Struggles                                 > debate on the modernization of the Constitution
• A United Kingdom                                        > debate on devolution
• Emigration and Empire                                  > debate on Anglo-American relations
• The Working Class                                      > debate on the Left in Britain                
• The Democratic State                                   > debate on the use and abuse of democracy    
• Class and Education                                     > debate on eductaion
• Decolonization                                             > debate on colonial legacies
• Multiculturalism                                            > debate on race relations      

Marking will be by continuous assessment:

1 mark out of 40 = 1 mark (best of 3, when possible) for contributions to class debate

Marks will be awarded on the basis of

1) the quality of the arguments used and the evidence produced

2) communicational skills

1 mark out of 60 = in week 14. In written form, arguments for or against an undiscussed motion.

DA: in week 15 and in written form, arguments for or against a given motion.

2nd session (oral, in June): the arguments for or against a given motion.

!  Revised assessment due to Strike

Because of the ongoing strike, all students will be considered as "DA". If the government agree to serious negotiations and the general assemblies agree to return to teaching, our course will be reduced to a single theme, which will be that of  The British Empire and its Legacies, to be covered in 4 weeks.

The final exam. will be in written form, in one hour, in the 15th week. Students will have the choice of either commenting on a document concerning the British Empire module, OR a document concerning their course on American civilization in the first semester.

Second Session : the same choice, but in the form of an oral exam. 1/2 hr. preparation of a document, for a 5 min. presentation + 5 min. questions.