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British Studies Introduction

British Studies Introduction. Estra Tõnisson estra@kivilinn.tartu.ee. What do these terms mean?. Great Britain UK England Ireland The British Isles. Geographically and politically speaking. Great Britain = island with 3 countries Ireland = island

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British Studies Introduction

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  1. BritishStudiesIntroduction Estra Tõnisson estra@kivilinn.tartu.ee

  2. Whatdothesetermsmean? • GreatBritain • UK • England • Ireland • TheBritishIsles

  3. Geographically and politicallyspeaking • Great Britain = island with 3 countries • Ireland = island • British Isles = these two islands and all smaller ones • UK = the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland • Republic of Ireland = separate country

  4. Identifying symbols of the four nations NationalAnthem Union Jack

  5. Rule Britannia! • Britannia was the original name given by the Romans to the province that comprised what is now England and Wales • Britannia is seen as a a woman wearing a helmet, and carrying a shield and trident. It is a symbol that blends the concepts of empire, militarism and economics. • sung as an unofficial national anthem.

  6. Population in 2007 – 61 million

  7. Populationin 2011 – about 63,18 million

  8. British identity – hard to talk about... • Queueing • Tea • Thefoodisnotthebest • People are cold, reserved • Stiffupperlip • Need of personal space

  9. Do Stand in line Say ‘Excuse me’ Pay as you go Say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ Shake hands Say ‘Sorry’ Smile Open doors to other people Drive on the left Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze Don’t Queue jump Talk loudly on the bus (or use your mobile phone) Brag Smoke in public places

  10. Some other facts: • How many cups of tea in a day per nation? • 165 million cups

  11. Favourite take-away food • Curry - this is used to generically refer to Indian food, the word actually means a dish with sauce/gravy.

  12. BritishIdentitiesand Attitudes • Ethnicidentity: fournations • Multiculturalidentity • Identitythroughfamily • Geographicalidentity • Class • IdentityintheNorthernIreland • BeingBritish

  13. Geographicalidentity BBC – Voices • Localpride • Identificationwith a city – Liverpudlians and Geordies, Mancunians, Glaswegians, Brummies, Londoners WayneRooney - Scouse Adele Grammys 2012 - North-Londonaccent Cheryl Cole - too Geordie for the US? CherylColeinterview 2011 Scottishaccent

  14. National identity:four nations National loyalty strong among the people, who are not from England Culture Education Sports Language English=British?

  15. Being British • AsanEnglishman I amproudtobe a gentleman, tolosegracefully and tostandinqueues.Oliver Clark, London, UnitedKingdom • To feel Britishissomethingyouexperiencewhenyou are awayfromBritain. Itsgreencountryside. Safetywhenwalkingthestreets. Thefactthatwebandtogetheragainstadversity. SomanythingshavebeeninventedinourcountryBarry Ashcroft, Barnet, Herts, UnitedKingdom

  16. BeingBritishmeansbeingproudofourhistory, forwithoutitwehavenothingtobaseourfuture on. Itisirrelevantwhetherweagreewithwhathappenedinourcountry'spast (as I am sure futuregenerationswillnotlikewhatwe are doingnow) historyis a foundationtobuild on. IfwehadnothadanEmpirewouldwehavesuch a diversesocietyaswedonow? We need tobeproudof all thatweachieve. BeingBritishalsomeansintimesofadversitygetting on withlife, supportingthoseweakerthanourselves, being a friendtoothers and a helptoourneighbours. TheBritishplaybytherules, and enjoySundaypublunches and still love cricket on thegreenSueFletcher, France

  17. TobeBritishistobemulticultural. The 4 nationsthatmakeupBritain, eachwiththeirowncultures, themanypeoplesthatconqueredusinourancienthistory and themanyweconqueredinmorerecenttimeshave all contributedtoourmulti-culturalculture and multi-linguallanguageJames, UnitedKingdom

  18. Becoming a British citizen • The test lastsfor 45 minutesduringwhichtimetheentrantshavetoanswer 24 multiplechoicequestions. To pass the test, thestudent must receive a gradeof 75% orhigher (at least 18 correctanswersoutof 24 questions). • Lifeinthe UK test

  19. Creature comforts

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