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Filling the three hour teaching bloc

Filling the three hour teaching bloc Two examples from the University of Wolverhampton level 2 Elective Module ‘ EUROPE UNITED?’* * Europe United? is a Jean Monnet Module subsided by the European Commission. EXAMPLE 1 TOPIC: EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY. ISSUES:

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Filling the three hour teaching bloc

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  1. Filling the three hour teaching bloc Two examples from the University of Wolverhampton level 2 Elective Module ‘EUROPE UNITED?’* *Europe United? is a Jean Monnet Module subsided by the European Commission

  2. EXAMPLE 1TOPIC: EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY ISSUES: • IS THE EU DEVELOPING A COMMON DEFENCE POLICY AND CAPACITY? • EU IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS: ‘ECONOMIC GIANT; POLITICAL PIGMY’? • WHAT ARE THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN EUROPEAN SECURITY AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION? • WHAT FACTORS ARE PUSHING THE EU TOWARDS SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY INTEGRATION? • WHAT ARE THE OBSTACLES TO A EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY?

  3. EXAMPLE 1TOPIC: EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY ACTIVITIES: 1. LECTURE : • INTRODUCTION: EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND SECURITY • EVOLUTION OF CFSP/ESDP • MAIN INFLUENCES ON DEVELOPMENT OF CFSP/ESDP 2. ANALYSIS OF SHORT TEXT: EU AS ‘HARD OR ‘SOFT’ SECURITY ACTOR’? 3. VIDEO: EU ENLARGEMENT AND EUROPEAN SECURITY (LITTLE EUROPE) 4. DISCUSSION OF VIDEO

  4. EXAMPLE 1TOPIC: EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY TIMINGS: 1. LECTURE = 45 MINS ‘TALK’ PLUS 15 MINS QUESTIONS 2. ANALYSIS OF SHORT TEXT = 45 MINUTES BREAK: 20 MINUTES 3. VIDEO = 30 MINUTES 4. DISCUSSION OF VIDEO = 15 MINUTES NOTE: ALLOW 10 MINUTES FOR STUDENT ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE

  5. EXAMPLE 2 TOPIC: WHAT IS EUROPE? ISSUES: • WHY IS ‘EUROPE’ A CONTESTED CONCEPT? • WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVE INTERPRETATIONS OF EUROPE? • WHERE DOES THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) FIT IN THE DEBATE OVER ‘WHAT IS EUROPE?’ • WHAT ARE THE MAIN SOURCES OF UNITY AND DIVERSITY IN EUROPE?

  6. EXAMPLE 2 TOPIC: WHAT IS EUROPE? ACTIVITIES: • INTRODUCTION TO TOPIC AND BRIEFING ABOUT SESSION • STUDENT EXERCISE USING SHORT TEXT: “THINKING ABOUT EUROPE” • AUDIOCASSETTE: “ALTERNATIVE INTERPRETATIONS OF EUROPE” (FOLLOWED BY TUTOR SUMMARY OF MAIN POINTS) • MINI - LECTURE: • 21st CENTURY EUROPE – THE EU? • UNITY AND DIVERSITY IN EUROPE

  7. EXAMPLE 2 TOPIC: WHAT IS EUROPE? TIMINGS: • INTRODUCTION/BRIEFING = 10 MINS • STUDENT EXERCISE USING SHORT TEXT = 45 MINS • AUDIOCASSETTE + TUTOR SUMMARY = 1 HOUR 20 MINUTES* • MINI - LECTURE = 30 MINUTES * INCLUDES 20 MINUTE BREAK

  8. NOTES – BOTH EXAMPLES • IMPORTANCE OF STUDENT – CENTRED ACTIVITIES • LENGTH OF LECTURE NO MORE THAN 60 MINUTES • HARD COPIES OF LECTURE SLIDES MAKE LECTURES MORE EFFICIENT • DISCUSSION QUESTIONS PROVIDED FOR TEXT AND VIDEO EXERCISES • BOTH EXAMPLES ASSUME LARGE GROUP TEACHING FORMAT – IF DESIRED (AND STAFF RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE PERMIT) SMALLER GROUPS CAN BE ARRANGED FOR SEMINAR/NON-LECTURE ACTIVITIES

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