Bevezetés a brit kultúrába

Lecture Topic

Presentation

1

The United Kingdom

1. Your personal experiences (if you have ever been to the UK)

2. The future of the UK after the Brexit: United KingdomS?

2

England

1. Why is English cuisine percieved to be terrible? 

2. Are the English really emotionless?

3

Wales

1. Bilingualism in Wales

2. A place of historical importance in Wales

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Scotland

1. “Can’t even find a decent culture to be colonised by”: the English-Scottish relationship after 1979

2. The Scots language, evolution and present status

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Northern Ireland (Ulster)

1. The Troubles, 1969-1998

2. Can the two Irelands be united ever?

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The Political System of the UK

1. Monarchy: an obsolete system?

2. A recent political event in the UK, facts and interpretation

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The Legal System of the UK

1. The top three most notorius criminals in British history

2. Jury or judge?

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The Welfare State

1. The main differences between the Hungarian and the UK welfare system

2. Is the welfare state maintainable? Do we need a welfare state at all?

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Education in the UK

1. Does the “Old Boys Network” still exist?

2. The English curriculum and GCSE compared to the Hungarian one

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Religion in the UK

1. Are the British religious?

2. Can the UK become an Islamic country by 2050?

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Society and Class

1. The richest and the poorest district of London

2. Accent and class: from working class through RP to posh