Students should be non-native speakers of English with an English language level of at least IELTS 6

The library
A PC with MS Office and Internet
Individual and group study space
A good advanced learner's English dictionary
Multimedia equipment (DVD player, listening station)

Student may wish to consult the following texts (but do not have to purchase them):

OżDriscoll, J. (2009) Britain for Learners of English (Oxford: OUP)

Christopher, D. (2006) British Culture: An Introduction (Oxford: Routledge)

Most of the teaching will be in workshop mode, involving for example pair work, group work, mini-presentations from by the tutor and students. Resources will typically include various forms of media, for example, newspapers, YouTube, films, TV (e.g. BBC iPlayer, DVDs), radio, reproductions of works of art, etc. You have 3 hours of class contact per week for 12 weeks, and you will be expected to study outside the class for around 100 hours.

The assessment for this module comprises two elements:
1) A 2000 word coursework essay (weighted at 80%, LO 1, 2, 3)
Students will select one of the topics covered in the module and explore it in more detail.
2) A 10 minute speaking test (weighted at 20%, LO 1, 4)
Students will be asked questions on any of the topics covered in the module (except for the topic on which their coursework essay is based).

This module has two main aims:
1) To explore with international students whose native language is not English key aspects of contemporary British culture.
2) To enable such students to enhance their linguistic competence in these areas.
The areas for consideration will typically include the following:
* Language in today's Britain
* Contemporary issues of identity 1
* Contemporary issues of identity 2
* Disunited Kingdom: politics
* Britain and the world
* British Print Media
* Film, TV and Radio
* Music and fashion
* Sport
* Theatre and art