Diversité et inclusion

Exercice 1 — Vocabulaire et définitions
Corrigé :
• prejudice → un préjugé — «Racial prejudice fuelled segregation.»
• empowerment → l'autonomisation / le renforcement du pouvoir d'agir — «The campaign focused on women's empowerment.»
• marginalized → marginalisé(e) — «Marginalized communities often lack political representation.»
• ally → un(e) allié(e) — «Being an ally means speaking up against injustice.»
Notation : 0,5 pt traduction correcte + 0,5 pt exemple correct et en anglais, par mot.

Exercice 2 — Grammaire : connecteurs logiques
Corrigé :
1. Although progress has been made, many communities still face discrimination.
2. The UK promotes multiculturalism; nevertheless, the Windrush scandal revealed deep structural inequalities.
3. Equality treats everyone the same, whereas equity adjusts for unequal starting points.
4. Laws have changed despite widespread opposition from conservative groups. As a result, marginalised communities continue their fight.
Attention : 'Despite' + nom/V-ing (sans sujet-verbe) ; 'although' + proposition complète.

Exercice 3 — Analyse de document
Corrigé :
Q1. Coates argues that race is not a fixed biological reality but a socially and politically constructed concept that has evolved over time, shaped by power dynamics. Evidence: «What makes someone Black or white or Latino or Asian has shifted with time, with politics» — la définition raciale n'est pas stable, elle évolue selon les rapports de force.
Q2. Coates means that racial categories have historically been defined and redefined not for scientific reasons, but to serve the interests of those in power — to include some in the definition of 'American' while excluding others. It reflects a struggle for dominance and legitimacy.
Q3. This text directly addresses diversity and inclusion by challenging the essentialist view of race and showing how exclusion has been constructed. Lien concret possible : les lois Jim Crow (1876-1965), qui redéfinissaient légalement la citoyenneté pour exclure les Afro-Américains ; l'arrêt Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) qui institutionnalisait la ségrégation ; ou le Civil Rights Act (1964) qui a cherché à démanteler ces structures d'exclusion.

Exercice 4 — Expression écrite
Corrigé — exemple de production attendue (18-20/20) :
Over the past decades, diversity and inclusion have moved from the margins to the mainstream of English-speaking societies. Significant legislative progress — such as the Civil Rights Act (1964) in the US or the Equality Act (2010) in the UK — has dismantled legal barriers to inclusion. Moreover, cultural milestones like the success of Black Panther (2018) demonstrate that diverse narratives can achieve both critical acclaim and commercial success.
Nevertheless, genuine inclusion remains elusive. Despite these advances, systemic racism persists, as illustrated by the Windrush scandal, which revealed how Black British residents were wrongly detained due to structural inequalities. Whereas diversity is increasingly visible in media, representation does not always translate into real power. In other words, diversity risks becoming tokenism — a cosmetic change that masks deeper structural inequalities.
In conclusion, progress is real but insufficient. True inclusion requires dismantling systemic barriers, not just celebrating surface-level diversity.
Grille : Organisation/plan (1pt) + Arguments (2pts) + Exemples précis ×2 (2pts) + Connecteurs ×3 (1pt) = 6pts.