Links and comments for university students of English, and of British Studies and British history. Study links connected with my classes, and general links on current affairs etc. There are sometimes indications as to what group might be particularly interested (L2 for Licence 2nd year, for example)
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Thursday, November 25, 2010
M2 Approfondissement de l'anglais
You will find by clicking on the above link the translation into English of the passage from Prof Harribey's document.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
L1 Bloc 2 YouTube - The Pogues & The Dubliners - Whisky In The Jar (original)
YouTube - The Pogues & The Dubliners - Whisky In The Jar (original): "– Envoyé à l'aide de la barre d'outils Google"
L1 Bloc 2 YouTube - The Pogues With The Dubliners
YouTube - The Pogues With The Dubliners: "– Envoyé à l'aide de la barre d'outils Google"
A joint performance of a traditional Irish song by two generations of Irish singers.
A joint performance of a traditional Irish song by two generations of Irish singers.
L1 Bloc 2 YouTube - Asian Dub Foundation - Fortress Europe
YouTube - Asian Dub Foundation - Fortress Europe: "– Envoyé à l'aide de la barre d'outils Google"
Music from Asian Dub Foundation : "Fortress Europe"
Music from Asian Dub Foundation : "Fortress Europe"
L1 Bloc 2 YouTube - Raghav - Teri Baaton Mein (Hindi)
YouTube - Raghav - Teri Baaton Mein (Hindi): "– Envoyé à l'aide de la barre d'outils Google"
Banghra music from Raghav
Banghra music from Raghav
Monday, November 22, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
L1 civilisation britannique
In the first part of the semester we have covered the following subjects
1 The Reformation-why does it matter?
2 The lead-up to the civil war
3 The civil war – who won and why?
4 The “ Glorious revolution” and political stability
5 Agrarian revolution and Society in the 18th century
6 Luddism, Captain swing and the Industrial Revolution
We still have a few subjects to look at
7 The rise of radicalism
8 Towards democracy ? –Chartism and after
9 The heights of Victorian England
10 The biggest Empire ever
Youhave had one classroom test. There will also be a marked piece of homework, based on the documents in the "brochure", and a contrôle final de contrôle continu the first week in January.
JM
1 The Reformation-why does it matter?
2 The lead-up to the civil war
3 The civil war – who won and why?
4 The “ Glorious revolution” and political stability
5 Agrarian revolution and Society in the 18th century
6 Luddism, Captain swing and the Industrial Revolution
We still have a few subjects to look at
7 The rise of radicalism
8 Towards democracy ? –Chartism and after
9 The heights of Victorian England
10 The biggest Empire ever
Youhave had one classroom test. There will also be a marked piece of homework, based on the documents in the "brochure", and a contrôle final de contrôle continu the first week in January.
JM
L1 civi GB BBC - History: Civil War and Revolution
BBC - History: Civil War and Revolution
Here is a place you can revise what we learned about the civil war and the "Glorious Revolution".
Here is a place you can revise what we learned about the civil war and the "Glorious Revolution".
LEA Civilisation GB YouTube - Road Rage by Catatonia
YouTube - Road Rage by Catatonia
Rock music from Wales
Rock music from Wales
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Classroom tests
My first year group "From the Reformation to the great exhibition"
I have marked your tests and will give them back to you today. I'm pretty sure this test counts for 25%.
First year group Bloc 2 "Social and ethnic identity and conflict in GB"
I haven't yet marked your tests - I need another week. Today we will start on the history of immigration .
I have marked your tests and will give them back to you today. I'm pretty sure this test counts for 25%.
First year group Bloc 2 "Social and ethnic identity and conflict in GB"
I haven't yet marked your tests - I need another week. Today we will start on the history of immigration .
Monday, November 15, 2010
Botched cabinet reshuffle gives Sarkozy's rivals new strength - Europe, World - The Independent
Botched cabinet reshuffle gives Sarkozy's rivals new strength - Europe, World - The Independent
What The Independent says about the new French government.
What The Independent says about the new French government.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Monday, November 08, 2010
All students - BBC learning English
BBC Learning English | French rockers are singing in English
Improve your English with the BBC. Above is a link to a site which provides, every few days, a short article in English, with help for the vocabulary. You can listen to the article too.
Improve your English with the BBC. Above is a link to a site which provides, every few days, a short article in English, with help for the vocabulary. You can listen to the article too.
Sunday, November 07, 2010
L1 Bloc 2 Social and ethnic identity and conflict
This Tuesday we will have the first classroom test.
It will last one hour (so there will be a short class first.
There are two parts to the test. In part one (for eight points) you have to choose two items (out of five)and write a few sentences on each one.
In part two (for eight points) you have to choose one question (out of two) and write an essay.
It will last one hour (so there will be a short class first.
There are two parts to the test. In part one (for eight points) you have to choose two items (out of five)and write a few sentences on each one.
In part two (for eight points) you have to choose one question (out of two) and write an essay.
L1 civilisation britannique From the Reformation to the Great Exhibition
This Tuesday we will have the first classroom test.
It will last 50 minutes (so there will be a short class before the test).
The test has two parts. In the first part, for fifteen points, you have to choose five (out of eight) items and write a paragraph on each one, showing how it fits in to the important changes we have been studying.
The second part, for five points, is a short essay question.
JM
It will last 50 minutes (so there will be a short class before the test).
The test has two parts. In the first part, for fifteen points, you have to choose five (out of eight) items and write a paragraph on each one, showing how it fits in to the important changes we have been studying.
The second part, for five points, is a short essay question.
JM
Saturday, November 06, 2010
All L1 and L2 students
Revise your grammar of auxiliaries with these (musical) slideshows.
This one on questions
This one on tags
This one on echoes
You can open these files with powerpoint or with open office impress. Open office impress can be downloaded free.
The slideshow files may take a few minutes to download.
Make a right click on them and choose "enregistrer la cible du lien sous".
This one on questions
This one on tags
This one on echoes
You can open these files with powerpoint or with open office impress. Open office impress can be downloaded free.
The slideshow files may take a few minutes to download.
Make a right click on them and choose "enregistrer la cible du lien sous".
LEA L1 civilisation GB : popular newspapers : The Sun
The Sun | The Best for News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities | The Sun| The Sun
click on the title to see the website of the most popular newspaperin Britain.
click on the title to see the website of the most popular newspaperin Britain.
Friday, November 05, 2010
LEA L1 Civilisation Grande Bretagne et Irlande
As I mentioned to you, I have recorded some of the classes. If you want to revise these classes, here they are in Mp3. Do a right click and choose "enregistrer la cible du lien sous"
week two class
week four class
week five class
There may be more later.
week two class
week four class
week five class
There may be more later.
Learning English - Words in the News - Language after stroke
Learning English - Words in the News - Language after stroke
A useful website for practising your listening.
A useful website for practising your listening.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
LEA L1 CM British civilization Slides
I am going to put up today and tomorrow all the slide shows we have seen so far in class.
To read them you have to do a right click and choose "save target as".
Pour y accéder il faut faire un clique droit dessus et choisir "enregistrer la cible du lien sous". Le fichier sera enregistré sur votre ordinateur.
Ces fichiers s'ouvrent avec Microsoft Powerpoint, mais aussi avec le logiciel gratuit de la suite Open Office, qui s'appelle "impress".
Vous pouvez télécharger ici le logiciel gratuit pour lire les fichiers.
Here is the first one, about population, work, leisure, social class and so on.
Here is the second one about Education, schools and universities.
Here is the third one about the media.
There will be more (no doubt two more) later in the semester.
I will also put up MP3 recordings of some of the classes.
To read them you have to do a right click and choose "save target as".
Pour y accéder il faut faire un clique droit dessus et choisir "enregistrer la cible du lien sous". Le fichier sera enregistré sur votre ordinateur.
Ces fichiers s'ouvrent avec Microsoft Powerpoint, mais aussi avec le logiciel gratuit de la suite Open Office, qui s'appelle "impress".
Vous pouvez télécharger ici le logiciel gratuit pour lire les fichiers.
Here is the first one, about population, work, leisure, social class and so on.
Here is the second one about Education, schools and universities.
Here is the third one about the media.
There will be more (no doubt two more) later in the semester.
I will also put up MP3 recordings of some of the classes.
M2 professionnel Approfondissement de l'anglais
Tomorrow Thursday we will be working on the translation of the document on page four. Don't go looking for the translation of the whole passage on the web, now!
L1 Bloc 2 Ireland - The Dubliners - Fields Of Athenry
YouTube - The Dubliners - Fields Of Athenry
An Irish song about the great famine of the mid-nineteenth century.
An Irish song about the great famine of the mid-nineteenth century.
Monday, November 01, 2010
YouTube - Peter Sellers: A Hard Day's Night
YouTube - Peter Sellers: A Hard Day's Night
La chanson des Beatles "Hard Day's Night" dans un style un peu différent.
La chanson des Beatles "Hard Day's Night" dans un style un peu différent.
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