week 2

From the second lecture, we will cover three aspects of ethnic minorities in British society. The first aspect has to do with economic participation. We will identify the minority winners and losers in the British labour markets and why.

从第二堂课开始，我们会深入了解少数族裔在英国社会中的三个方面。第一个方面是经济参与。我们会找出那些少数族裔是英国劳动力市场中的成功者，哪些是失败者，并且讨论为何会有这样的差别。

week 3

The third lecture will explore the political engagement of British ethnic minorities from both attitudinal and behaviour dimensions. The former is concerned with opinions such as political trust and value orientations, while the latter is mirrored in party affiliation and electoral outcomes.

第三节课中我们会从主观态度和客观参与两方面探讨英国政治社会中的少数族裔。前者着重于诸如政治信任与社会价值观等民意指数，后者则着重于党派选择与选举结果等依据。

week 4

In the fourth lecture, we will investigate a unique dimension of the social life of British ethnic minorities, namely religious participation. We will discuss how religion divides Britain and explains differences between different ethnic groups.

第四节课中，我们将会探讨宗教参与这一在英国少数族裔社会生活中的独特组成部分。我们会讨论宗教如何切割英国社会。同时我们也会尝试从宗教的角度理解不同少数族裔间 的差异。

week 5

The first half of the last lecture will be very interactive. Each student is expected to make a short presentation based on the theme of this course and discuss it with others in the class.

The second half of the lecture will focus on writing skills.

最后一节课的前半部分会是一个互动式的课程。每位学生将会准备一个与本次课程主题相关的演讲，并且与其他同学和老师展开讨论。

后半部分将会是写作技巧培训。