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Where on Earth are we all from? Class demographic map for Semester 2, 2012/2013

Projects in progress, semester 2, 2012-2013

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Aberystwyth University

• Food Industry: What Goes in Our Food?: Daniela, Antti & Paloma
• Subliminal Messages: Maite, Maria, Irene & Ruben
• Rural Tourism: Ayeiza, Rocio & Arianna
  

Masaryk University

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• Hana Katrnakova katrnak@rect.muni.cz
• Alena Hradilová Alena.Hradilova@law.muni.cz

Completed projects at Aberystwyth in reverse chronological order.

V = discussed by video conference with students at Masaryk University

E = discussed with visiting staff from Masaryk University (Erasmus teaching exchange) as part of the initial planning to seeting up video conferences.

EL27720: Semester 2, 2012/2013 (V) (82-84)

• Food industry
• Subliminal advertising
• Rural tourism

EL27720: Semester 1, 2012/2013 (V) (79-81)

• Intercultural exchange through low cost travel
• Facebook, Skype and smart phones in student life
• Information web-site about creepshots and sexting

EL27720: Semester 2, 2011/2012 (V) (77-78)

• European voting culture: why don't people vote in elections?
• Human rights and international trade

EL27720: Semester 1, 2011/2012 (V) (76)

• Men vs. Women

EL27720: Semester 2, 2010/2011 (V) (73-75)

• How fair is fair trade?
• A visitor's guide to our countries
• University students' eating habits

EL27720: Semester 1, 2010/2011 (V) (69-72)

• Social networking: the Facebook generation
• National stereotypes
• Christmas celebrations in different countries
• Hallowe'en traditions

EL27720: Semester 2, 2009/2010 (V) (65-68)

• You are what you eat
• Body culture
• King Arthur and his position in Celtic mythology
• The Visiting students' guide to Aberystwyth

EL27720:Semester 1, 2009/2010 (V) (60-64)

• Wedding celebrations in different cultures
• Flashmobs
• Synesthesia
• Accommodation in Aberystwyth
• Erasmus money

EL27720: Semester 2, 2008/2009 (V) (58-59)

• The Credit Crunch
• Social networking

EL27720: Semester 1, 2008/2009 (V) (54-57)

• Impact of television on children
• Welsh identity
• How do local people see Polish people as employees in Aberystwyth?
• First language acquisition

EL27720: Semester 2, 2007/2008 (V) (51-53)

• Death ceremonies in ancient Egypt
• Problems in learning languages
• Aristotle: his life, methods and science

EL27720: Semester 1, 2007/2008(V) (48-50)

• Food customs and celebrations
• Body language and non-verbal communication
• Global Warming

EL27720: Semester 2, 2006/2007(V) (45-47)

• Food restrictions in Islamic cultures
• Immigration and emigration
• Changes in behaviour and attitudes across generations

EL27720: Semester 1, 2006/2007(V) (42-44)

• Cultural differences between GB, Spain, Japan and Turkey
• Manufactured consent: or how to reclaim the media
• Renewable energies and alternative technologies

EL27720: Semester 2, 2005/2006(V) (39-41)

• Liberalization of world trade and its effects on developing countries
• Cultural stereotypes: how British people see other cultures vs. the reality
• Aberystwyth through the eyes of overseas visitors

EL27720: Semester 1, 2005/2006(V) (36-38)

• Cultural celebrations across Europe
• Gypsy Culture
• Mint-mania

Semester 2, 2004/2005 (35)

• Beer marketing and consumption in Aberystwyth

Semester 1, 2004/2005 (E) (29-34)

• History, Development and Spread of the English Language
• European Foreign and Security Policy
• The Berlin Wall: The Fall and Consequences
• Woodstock: the origins and influence of the hippy movement
• The social influence of music in the 70's: the punk revolution
• Is it worth studying in Aberystwyth?

Semester 2, 2003/2004 (E) (28)

• EU Subsidies (with sugar production, organic agriculture, finance & EU expansion)

Semester 1, 2003/2004 (25-27)

• Multiculturalism and Immigration in the UK
• From Aber to Europe: Erasmus as a Ticket to European Identity
• The European Constitution

Semester 2, 2002/2003 (23-24)

• The Conflict in Northern Ireland
• Tourism Development in Aberystwyth

• Biometrics
• The East African Community
• Genetically Modified Foods
• The Tobin Tax
• Cultural Identity in Film

Semester 2, 2001/2002 (15-17)

• Joseph McCarthy: the man, his –ism, his time
• Science: the new stakes
• International advertising

Semester 1, 2001/2002 (11-14)

• Free Vs. Controlled Electronic Information
• Coffee Production
• Tea and Coffee Brands
• The Rights of Australian Aborigines

Semester 2, 2000/2001 (7-10)

• The Evolution of the Yoghurt Sector through Time  
• Strategic Success Factors in Entering a Foreign Market
• Language Imperialism
• Tourism: Consuming Places

Semester 1, 2000/2001 (1-6)

• Conventional or Organic Carrots: Is there a Difference?
• E-Commerce and the Internet
• Human Rights: A Dream?
• The Role of the Information Manager in Mass Media
• Fractals and Dynamics
• The Conflict in the Basque Country

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