EC2 2025-2026:
Préparation aux oraux :
Tests de personnalité utiles (pour votre entretien de personnalité/culture générale mais aussi en anglais)
Unit17: "A Man's Man's World": The Gender Gap, The Glass-Ceiling and other Gender-Related Issues:
The glass-ceiling” and the “gender gap” are notions which seem to go hand in hand with women’s situation on the job market. Taking a look at women’s (and minorities’) economic and political progress, we will try to see whether women and minorities are now in a position to break through the glass-ceiling. We will thus try and see whether most of them can now make it to the top, not to mention whether gender discrimination is on the wane...
Units 18-19-20: Key Economic and Social Issues:
In the wake of the transition from a manufacturing-based economy to a service-based economy - thanks to the digital revolution - and the recent economic crises, the world economy has been faced with a number of challenges, not to mention the Covid-19 pandemic. The clock is ticking and the exams are drawing near so let's focus on the main economic and social issues at play right now, shall we?
NSA? FISC? DOJ? PRISM? Feeling a little lost? In this Unit, we will try to have a better grasp on the NSA snooping scandal in the US. You will find out more about Snowden, Manning or other whistleblowers who made the news in the US and in the UK, study key articles about the surveillance leaks and programs, and reflect on the debate pitting civil liberties against national security. This unit will also be the opportunity to reflect on the upcoming "Imperial presidency" of Donald Trump and the authoritarian turn the British government has taken.
Test de positionnement (type TOEIC) pour vous placer par rapport au Cadre européen :
Tests assez simples mais utiles car de A1 à B1 donc avec beaucoup de révisions de points de base (en CE/CO et gramm):
Unit 13-14: Media and Politics: "(Fake?) Information is Power":
Here, you will reflect on the changes the media has/have been faced with. You will also scrutinize the violence of contemporary media or the intermingling of the media and politics, not to mention the notions of fake news and free speech. This unit will also give you the opportunity to find out more about current issues and key people in US and UK politics right now.
Unit15: The American "Culture of Violence":
A year after an intense presidential campaign, tensions are everywhere to be seen in the US right now. A lot of people consider the US a violent country and culture. Indeed, many mass shootings have recently hit the headlines; the death penalty still exists in more than 30 states and US History is plagued with instances of violence inflicted on others. We will here try to understand the reasons why some people indict the US this way and reflect on how valid these reasons are.
Unit12: The Disenchanted, Dis-United Kingdom: Life after Brexit, the Queen's Passing and the Tories:
Britain is going through challenging times. Indeed, the next few months (and years!) will be crucial for this country: in the aftermath of the Brexit vote, the UK still has to renegotiate its
status in (and out of) the European Union and to overcome major challenges at various levels. A political, constitutional crisis is looming, the Monarchy is weakening, and attention has shifted
to the possibility of a greater devolution of powers. All this bodes ill for Britain's clout around the world, doesn't it?