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Présentation
Prerequisite
- To know how to use one's achievements of secondary school of general education in
history, geography, letters and arts.
- To be open-minded about other universes than yours, to be curious and
passionate
- To read the press, keeping informed.
- To be interested in the culture (cinema, concerts, theater, exhibitions, cultural events
...)
- To enjoy sharing your discoveries
history, geography, letters and arts.
- To be open-minded about other universes than yours, to be curious and
passionate
- To read the press, keeping informed.
- To be interested in the culture (cinema, concerts, theater, exhibitions, cultural events
...)
- To enjoy sharing your discoveries
Goal
- Optimizing and diversifying your general culture.
- Capitalizing on your knowledge to use them in a professional context.
- Providing the necessary bases to develop your creativity, the curiosity of discovering
other countries and other cultures during your studies
This course trains the following professional skills:
- Understanding, analysing and reading about your environment (general culture) including
international.
- Knowing the trades, learning the technologies and techniques of
communication.
- Capitalizing on your knowledge to use them in a professional context.
- Providing the necessary bases to develop your creativity, the curiosity of discovering
other countries and other cultures during your studies
This course trains the following professional skills:
- Understanding, analysing and reading about your environment (general culture) including
international.
- Knowing the trades, learning the technologies and techniques of
communication.
Presentation
Among the topics covered:
- Weekly news about art & culture
- " General culture : wassat? "
- short individual presentations : "la CG et moi et moi... émoi !" (oral & written) (mark on 5)
- " Coulours : history & symbolism "
- " The shapes and their symbols, logos' analysis "
- " Discovering Asia" (experiences testimonies ; art and culture in 3 Asian countries)
- " Discovering America" (experiences testimonies ; art and culture
in 3 American countries)
- Presentations " Cultural coup de cœur " (in groups of 2 or 3, mark on 20)
- Presentations " Cultural news " (in groups of 2 or 3, mark on 20)
- Weekly news about art & culture
- " General culture : wassat? "
- short individual presentations : "la CG et moi et moi... émoi !" (oral & written) (mark on 5)
- " Coulours : history & symbolism "
- " The shapes and their symbols, logos' analysis "
- " Discovering Asia" (experiences testimonies ; art and culture in 3 Asian countries)
- " Discovering America" (experiences testimonies ; art and culture
in 3 American countries)
- Presentations " Cultural coup de cœur " (in groups of 2 or 3, mark on 20)
- Presentations " Cultural news " (in groups of 2 or 3, mark on 20)
Modalités
Forms of instruction
Many books exist about typical general culture: " 1 kilo de culture générale ",
" Le pavé de CG pour les nuls ". Also, in Flammarion's collection " Les 1001 " at Flammarion.
Examples : Les 1001 jours qui ont changé le monde, Les 1001 tableaux qu'il faut avoir
vus dans sa vie, Les 1001 livres qu'il faut avoir lus dans sa vie, Les 1001 inventions
qui ont changé le monde, Les 1001 idées qui ont changé le monde, etc.
- General culture reviews (for example : " L'Eléphant ")
- Have a look also on the titles of the 1st class' presentation PPT (" la culture générale : kézako ? ")
Organization
| Type | Amount of time | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to face | |||
| 18,00 | |||
| Independent study | |||
| Travail personnel indicatif | 36,00 | ||
| Overall student workload | 54,00 | ||
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