Denise MiliziaEnglish Language and Translation (L-LIN/12)

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International and European Studies

Private and Public Administration

Science of Social Service

1st year

International and European Studies

Private and Public Administration

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Science of Social Service

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56 hours

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

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What do we do?

How do we do it?

We study the language of

politics through the language

of politicians.

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POLITICAL CORPUS

What is a CORPUS ?POLITICAL CORPUS

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What is a CORPUS ?POLITICAL CORPUS

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All the speeches delivered by:

George W. Bush (2001-2009)

Barack H. Obama (2009-up to today)

All the speeches delivered by:

Tony Blair (1997-2007)

Gordon Brown (2007-2010)

David Cameron & Nick Clegg (2010-2015)

David Cameron (2015 - today)

All the speeches delivered by:

George W. Bush (2001-2009)

Barack H. Obama (2009-up to today)

All the speeches delivered by:

Tony Blair (1997-2007)

Gordon Brown (2007-2010)

David Cameron & Nick Clegg (2010-2015)

David Cameron (2015 - today)

All the speeches delivered by:

George W. Bush (2001-2009)

Barack H. Obama (2009-up to today)

All the speeches delivered by:

Tony Blair (1997-2007)

Gordon Brown (2007-2010)

David Cameron & Nick Clegg (2010-2015)

David Cameron (2015 - today)

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Geopolitical crisis, human

rights and migratory flux

David Cameron – Prime Minister

Nick Clegg – Deputy Prime Minister

Theresa May – Home Secretary

Damian Green – Minister for Immigration

James Brokenshire - Minister for Immigration

immigration

What is immigration?

Is it a good thing?Is it a bad thing?

How do these politicians conceiveand perceive immigration in their

country?

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What is the meaning of uncontrolled immigration?

Uncontrolled immigration means too many peopleentering the UK legally but staying illegally.

And people are fed up with a system that allows those who are not meant to be in our country to remain here.

What is the meaning of controlled immigration?

Controlled immigration means you can attract the brightest and the best who genuinely contribute to our

economy and society.

Speech on immigration – David CameronMay 21, 2015

So while a strong country isn’t one that pulls up the drawbridge – it is one that properlycontrols immigration. That’s what people – people of all backgrounds – voted for. And Ibelieve they were right to do so.Why is it right? Because if you have uncontrolled immigration, you have uncontrolledpressure on public services. And that raises basic issues of fairness.Uncontrolled immigration can damage our labour market and push down wages. Andworking people rightly want a government that is on their side.Uncontrolled immigration means too many people coming to the UK legally but stayingillegally. And people are fed up with a system that allows those who are not meant to be inour country to remain here.So, the British people want these things sorted. As the Home Secretarary just said, we’vebeen working over the past 5 years towards that. We’ve fundamentally taken the approachwe inherited and changed it :1. Bogus colleges – they’ve been shut down.2. Paying the rent and dole of jobless migrants – we stopped that.3. Illegal immigrants driving on our roads – we revoked their licences – over 9,000 of them.4. People from outside Europe using the NHS for free – we’re now charging them andputting the money back into our health service.5. We clamped down on the fake brides and grooms entering into sham marriages;6. We brought in exit checks so we will know who is here, and whether they should havegone home,and we also said to all parts of government: controlling immigration isn’t just a job for theHome Office – it’s a job for health, for employment, housing, education, business, theTreasury – everyone.

pulls up the drawbridgecontrols immigrationuncontrolled immigrationUncontrolled immigrationUncontrolled immigrationfed up withsortedBogus collegesdoleNHSclamped down onfake brides and groomssham marriages;controlling immigration

In more recent decades, we have played our part in tearing

down the iron curtain and championing the entry into the

EU of those countries that lost so many of their years to

Communism. And contained in this history is the crucial

point about Britain, about our national character, of our attitude to Europe. Britain is

characterized not just by its independence but, above all, by its openness. We have

always been a country that reaches out. That turns its face to the world. That leads the

charge in the fight for global trade and against protectionism.

This is Britain today, as it's always been: independent, yes – but open, too.

I’d never want us to pull up the drawbridge and retreat from the world. I am not a

British isolationist.

But I do want a better deal for Britain. But not just a better deal for Britain, I want abetter deal for Europe, too.So I speak as British Prime Minister with a positive vision for the future of the EuropeanUnion. A future in which Britain wants, and should want, to play a committed and activepart. Some might then ask: why raise fundamental questions about the future ofEurope when Europe is already in the midst of a deep crisis?

PULL UP THE DRAWBRIDGE

So while a strong country isn’t one that pulls up the drawbridge – it is one that properlycontrols immigration. That’s what people – people of all backgrounds – voted for. And Ibelieve they were right to do so.Why is it right? Because if you have uncontrolled immigration, you have uncontrolledpressure on public services. And that raises basic issues of fairness.Uncontrolled immigration can damage our labour market and push down wages. Andworking people rightly want a government that is on their side.Uncontrolled immigration means too many people coming to the UK legally but stayingillegally. And people are fed up with a system that allows those who are not meant to be inour country to remain here.So, the British people want these things sorted. As the Home Secretarary just said, we’vebeen working over the past 5 years towards that. We’ve fundamentally taken the approachwe inherited and changed it :1. Bogus colleges – they’ve been shut down.2. Paying the rent and dole of jobless migrants – we stopped that.3. Illegal immigrants driving on our roads – we revoked their licences – over 9,000 of them.4. People from outside Europe using the NHS for free – we’re now charging them andputting the money back into our health service.5. We clamped down on the fake brides and grooms entering into sham marriages;6. We brought in exit checks so we will know who is here, and whether they should havegone home,and we also said to all parts of government: controlling immigration isn’t just a job for theHome Office – it’s a job for health, for employment, housing, education, business, theTreasury – everyone.

David Cameron on immigration

For further information and to watch the videos, play David Cameron’s speeches on immigration delivered on

November 28, 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRHndNop4ao, and on May 21, 2015,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnUK0wN_Vq0

Immigration benefits Britain, but it needs to be controlled, it needs to be fair, and it needs to be centred

around our national interest. When I think about what makes me proud to be British, yes, it’s our

history, our values, our creativity, our compassion. But there is something else too. I am extremely

proud that together we have built a successful, multi-racial democracy. A country where, in 1 or 2

generations, people can come with nothing, and rise as high as their talent allows. A country whose

success has been founded not on building separate futures, but rather on coming together to build a

common home.

We’ve always been an open nation, welcoming those who want to make a contribution and build a

decent life for themselves and their families. From the Jewish communities who came to Britain before

World War I, to the West Indians and helped to rebuild our country after World War II. Even at times of

war and danger, when our island status has protected us, we’ve offered sanctuary to those fleeing

tyranny and persecution.

Our openness is part of who we are. We should celebrate it. We should never allow anyone to demonise

it. We are Great Britain because of immigration, not in spite of it.

We’d never want to pull up the drawbridge, retreat from the world, and just shut off immigration

altogether. This isolationism is actually deeply unpatriotic. Yes, Britain is an island nation, but we’ve

never been an insular one. Throughout our long history, we’ve always looked outward, not inward.

We’ve used the seas that surround our shores not to cut ourselves off from the world, but to reach out to

it, to carry our trade to the four corners of the earth. And with that trade has come people, companies,

jobs and investment. And we’ve always understood that our national greatness is built on our openness.

The British people don’t want limitless immigration, and they don’t want no

immigration; they want controlled immigration, and so do I.

We need to take action to cut numbers, to tackle abuse on every one of the

visa routes for those coming to Britain from outside Europe

1. We have imposed an annual cap on economic migration of 20,700

2. We have clamped down on the bogus students and we have shut down

bogus colleges that were bringing people in

3. We have clamped down on the fake brides and grooms entering into

sham marriages

4. We have insisted that those wishing to have family come and join them

had to earn at least £18,600 a year

5. and they had to pass an English language test.

Little England or Great Britain?The country faces a choice between comfortable isolation and bracingopenness. Go for opennessNov 9th 2013

ASKED to name the European country with the most turbulent future, many would pick Greece or Italy,both struggling with economic collapse. A few might finger France, which has yet to come to terms withthe failure of its statist model. Hardly anybody would plump for Britain, which has muddled through thecrisis moderately well.Yet Britain’s place in the world is less certain than it has been for decades. In May 2014 its voters arelikely to send to the European Parliament a posse from the UK Independence Party, which loathesBrussels. Then, in September, Scotland will vote on independence. In 2015 there will be a generalelection. And by the end of 2017—possibly earlier—there is due to be a referendum on Britain’smembership of the European Union.

Thanks for listening!

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