Syllabus
OUR LANGUAGE CLASS WILL COMPRISE OF:(i) dealing with chosen topics related to public and social policy (handouts and input from the teacher as well as project work and input from the students),(ii) presenting the outcomes of the work undertaken and debriefing.
These are some of the topics we shall/can explore in our classes: Social policy, welfare and welfare state/Civil society * Human rights/Historical perspective * Education * Health and health care * Illness and disability * Old age and ageing * Family/Child protection/Domestic violence * Work and unemployment * Housing and homelessness * Prostitution and human trafficking * Addictions * Penitentiary and post-penitentiary care * Poverty and social exclusion * Ethnic minorities/Roma community * Migration/Immigration/Asylum seekers.
Annotation
The course is designed for M.A. level students of PUBLIC AND SOCIAL POLICY whose English is at upper intermediate level, i.e. B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference (for the level description access EVALUATION OF LANGUAGE SKILLS/ENGLISH at https://fsv.cuni.cz/en/academics/language-centre/useful-links).