Oral anglais Idea of progress

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Ce document porte sur la notion d'idée de progrès pour le bac d'anglais de terminale. Il évoque notamment l'évolution de notre société grace à Internet et l'avenement des MOOCS (cours en ligne) et de leur bienfaits/limites. Il y egalement ) la fin du document toute la partie recherche que j'ai effectuée pour écrire integralement le document.

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[...] The technological advances of the last decades have totally changed the world we know today. If we take the example of the arrival of internet and access to computers and smartphones it is easy to see to what extent our lives and our relationships with others have been completely transformed. On the one hand we have access to far more information than before, we can easily communicate across borders, buy new products, be informed about the latest news events, share our opinions about different topics but on the negative side many people have become addicted to social media and this creates new problems such as depression, isolation, bullying, cybercriminality . [...]

[...] EO Idea of progress Today I'm going to present you the notion of progress. First, I would like to give a quick definition of the notion. The idea of progress can be defined as an improvement, a development or a change like a technical, scientific or social advance which contributes to make the world a better place. In one hand we can say that progress is a steady (=constant) evolution towards a better quality of life but in another hand, progress is also accompanied by opposition because society isn't comfortable with the changes being made (same sex marriage for example). [...]

[...] Fourteen years later printed books haven't disappeared, and it's due to the power they have. We all agree on the fact that books are magical because they are linked with emotions, feelings. However, e-reading has opened a new pathway to education because teenagers can easily access to books online. More generally, with the arrival of internet we have access to far more information than before, we can easily communicate across borders, be informed about the latest news events and learn quicker and easier. [...]

[...] He said that these courses are a great improvement because everyone can learn. Indeed, almost all MOOCs are free and they propose so many types of courses that you will find for sure what you want to study. Moreover, these online platforms are very interactive and permit to connect learners to each other to answer questions or collaborate on joint projects. However, learning online is a different thing and needs quite advanced learning skills. With MOOCs the student doesn't get any individual support or help except from online discussions forums. [...]

[...] To distinguish the two, Stephen Downes proposed the terms "cMOOC" and "xMOOC".[24][25] cMOOCs are based on principles from connectivist pedagogy indicating that material should be aggregated (rather than pre-selected), remixable, re-purposable, and feeding forward (i.e. evolving materials should be targeted at future learning).[26][27][28][29] cMOOC instructional design approaches attempt to connect learners to each other to answer questions or collaborate on joint projects. This may include emphasizing collaborative development of the MOOC.[30] Andrew Ravenscroft of the London Metropolitan University claimed that connectivist MOOCs better support collaborative dialogue and knowledge building.[31][32] xMOOCs have a much more traditional course structure typically with a clearly specified syllabus of recorded lectures and self-test problems. [...]