The document discusses stereotypes between the UK and Europe. It provides an outline for a class that will discuss what stereotypes are, common stereotypes within the UK such as of Irish, Welsh, and Scottish people, stereotypes of English people held in Spain, and where stereotypes come from. The class will consider whether stereotypes are harmful or true and if students have ever experienced stereotyping.

1. Stereotypes
The UK and Europe

2. Today’s class…
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What are stereotypes?
What kinds of stereotypes exist in the UK?
Different kinds of stereotypes.
Our stereotypes of the rest of the world.
Stereotypes in Spain.
Class discussion.

3. What is a stereotype?

4. Stereotypes and the UK:

5. Irish stereotypes:

6. Comedian on Irish people..
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmfLS1h
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Father Ted

7. Welsh stereotypes..

8. Scottish stereotypes..

9. Video on Scottish stereotypes..
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws74HTy
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• Michael McIntyre

10. English stereotypes…

11. Stereotype of people from Bristol:
http://www.youtube.com/w
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12. What is the stereotype of English
people in Spain?

14. Benidorm
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtpHT5Pv
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• Series about English people in Spain.

15. Our stereotype of you..

16. Question…
• Where do you think stereotypes come from?

17. Influential factors:
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The media
Comedy
Other people
Society
• Can you think of any more?

18. Time to talk:
• Do you think stereotypes are harmful?
• Are they true?
• Other than nationality, where else do we
stereotype?
• Do you stereotype or have you ever been
stereotyped?