Inside the Foreign Office
| Discuss |
Speeches
| Leed-in |
Trevor Noah stand-up Barack Obama Meeting Nelson Mandela
| Watch and discuss the speech (effectiveness, delivery, oratory techniques) |
David Cameron’s first speech as Prime Minister 2010
| Compare both speeches Election Night Victory Speech, Grant Park, Illinois, November 4, 2008 — script David Cameron gives first speech as Prime Minister — full text |
Case Study
Preserving Minority Languages: Scottish Gaelic
| Discuss the case |
Round Table
Round Table Unit 2: Political Correctness
| Overview + Stage 1: Cases |
Ted.com: quick take
Mark Pagel How Language Transformed Humanity
| Watch and discuss |
home assignment:
Inside the Foreign Office: film 2
Watch, perform the tasks, be ready to discuss in class
Speeches
Joann Rowling’s Commencement address at Harvard
| Watch the address, focus on humour and jokes. |
Theory of International Relations
Carr: The Twenty Years crisis Part I pp 96-107
| Read the Chapter and perform the tasks |
Round Table
| Stage 2: Language Laboratory |
Ted.com: double take
Mark Pagel How Language Transformed Humanity
| Summary, topic, thesis, arguments, positions for a Verbal Joust |