School of English and American Studies

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= English-speaking cultures — language, culture, communication and learning

The following list offers seven broad areas (and NOT titles!) in which DELP tutors offer supervision for BA theses, along with a few examples of possible topics within each area.
(To find out how to find a supervisor, please go to: http://delp.elte.hu  BA thesis topics and requirements.)

# **The customs, traditions, civilisation of English-speaking cultures** e.g., Pop culture, political issues, influential people, a selected period in history, a selected region, etc. (L)
# **Australia** (offered by the Australian Studies Programme) e.g., A selected period of Australian history, aspects of Aboriginal life and cultural practices, current issues, political issues, aspects of Australian art or culture, etc. (L)
# **The relationship between language and culture** e.g., How culture reveals itself in the language, facets of culture through literature/music/art, the translation of culture-specific expressions, etc. (L)
# **Intercultural communication** e.g., Cultural awareness, culture shock, successful intercultural communication, the relationship between language, culture and communication, etc. (L)
# **English in the media** e.g., On-line communication, English as the lingua franca/International English, EU institutional English, "media English", etc. (L)
# **The role of English in Hungary and in the world** e.g., Attitudes towards learning English, English and other languages, English-language signs and notices in Hungary, etc. (IS/T)
# **Investigating aspects of learning English** e.g., Learning English through self-study/e-learning songs, games, the Internet, jokes, etc., short-cuts to vocabulary expansion, the treatment of articles/modals/gerund etc. in course books, investigating private teaching, culture in coursebooks, etc. (IS/T)

(L) - mainly library based research

(IS) - includes elements of independent study/investigation (e.g., interviews, questionnaires)

(T) - especially recommended to students planning on embarking on a teaching career later on