Sujet LLCER — Terminale — Centres étrangers — Bac 2021

SUJET 1 Le sujet porte sur la thématique 1 « Faire société » Partie 1 – synthèse et écrit complémentaire en anglais (16 pts) Prenez connaissance de la thématique ci-dessus et du dossier proposé, composé des documents A, B,et C non hiérarchisés, puis traitez en anglais les 2 sujets suivants : a) Taking into account their specificities and viewpoints, show how documents A , B , a n d C illustrate the challenges inherent in efforts to increase diversity in higher education. (approximately 300 words – 10 pts) b) “More than two decades after affirmative action was outlawed at public campuses, University of California regents on Monday unanimously supported the repeal of Proposition 209. […]” (Document B, l. 1-3). As a citizen of California, write a letter to the editor of the Los Angeles Times explaining your reaction to the University of California’s recent announcement in favour of affirmative action. (approximately 200 words – 6 pts) Pa rtie 2 – transposition en français (4 pts) Rendez compte des principales idées exprimées dans le document A e n français et de manière structurée. (90-100 mots) 21-LLCERANMCG11 Page 2 / 9 Document A: Oxford experiments with affirmative action in Ph.D. admissions […] As part of a pilot program covering five doctoral training programs across science and medicine, Oxford will also take steps to anonymize admissions by removing the names and gender pronouns from applications before they are reviewed. The socioeconomic indicators that will be examined by admissions staff under the pilot, 5 which will apply to applications for entry in autumn 2021, include whether British applicants received free school meals at secondary school or the average take-up1 of free school meals at their school – measures typically used in assessing undergraduate applications. These indicators could be useful to assess an individual’s academic potential beyond 10 their performance at the undergraduate level, said Stuart Conway, professor of organic chemistry at Oxford. “Some students are working to support themselves throughout university – they will be on an upward trajectory if they are applying to us, but they may not have seen the full results [of what they can achieve],” he said. […] The anonymization efforts are part of an attempt to ensure a more equal gender balance 15 in the candidates selected for interview and ensure students from ethnic minorities do not face discrimination, mirroring recent moves to anonymize undergraduate applications. “It is quite