LANG1005 Introduction to British Life and Institutions

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• the nature and working of different British institutions.
• behaviour of British people in discussing or accessing these institutions
• economic and social effects of British Institutions
• differences between British institutions and those of some other European countries.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• analyse cause and effect in social terms of legal institutions
• analyse the interaction of tradition, law and public opinion in Britain in attitudes to situations and events, such as the rise in prison populations.
• organise and present information in an academic way.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• demonstrate understanding of different cultural groups that can be applied to different countries
• team work in working on group presentations and other projects, collaborating with partners, exchanging ideas, presenting findings, and engaging in self-evaluation;
• present ideas in a structured, coherent manner.
• present ideas in English in a clear, well organised way.

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• access a range of critical materials;
• show greater appreciation of prevailing attitudes to British Life by benefiting from an informed opinion;
• be more aware when interacting with British people and following current affairs of the social meanings underlying them.