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AGREGATION EXTERNE D'anglais Section : Session 2015 Concours du second degré Rapport de jury Concours : AGREGATION EXTERNE D’ANGLAIS Section : Session 2015 Rapport de jury présenté par : Madame le Professeur Claire CHARLOT présidente du jury 1 2015 © www.education.gouv.fr TABLE DES MATIÈRES Page Avant-propos du président de jury 3 Remarques générales 8 Bilan chiffré 2015 13 Auteurs des rapports 16 Composition du jury 2015 17 I Épreuves écrites 20 1. Dissertation en français 20 2. Commentaire de texte en anglais 26 3.1 Composition de linguistique 36 3.2 Phonologie 57 4.1 Traduction : version 71 4.2 Traduction : thème 83 II Épreuves orales 96 1. Leçon de littérature 96 2. Explication de texte de littérature 101 3. Leçon de civilisation 105 4. Commentaire de document de civilisation 112 5. Leçon de linguistique 116 6. Commentaire de document de linguistique 125 7. EHP (épreuve hors programme) 133 8. Compréhension-restitution 141 9. Expression orale en anglais 148 _____________________________________________________ 2 2015 © www.education.gouv.fr AVANT-PROPOS DE LA PRÉSIDENTE DE JURY La session 2015 est terminée. Que soient remerciés, collectivement, tous les membres du jury qui ont participé au bon fonctionnement des épreuves écrites et orales du concours de l’Agrégation externe d’Anglais 2015 et qui ont par leurs efforts contribué au recrutement d’enseignants rompus à tous les exercices de l’Anglistique. Remarques préliminaires Les remarques qui suivent reprennent un bon nombre d’observations faites dans les rapports précédents. Un bilan chiffré de la session 2015 suit l’avant-propos. L’objectif d’un rapport de concours consiste avant tout à aider les candidats à se préparer aux épreuves de la session suivante, épreuves qui auront lieu lors de la prochaine session, en mars 2016, pour les écrits, et en mai-juillet 2016, pour les oraux. Cette aide se présente sous deux formes : des conseils méthodologiques et des propositions de corrigés afin que tous les candidats puissent lire ce que le jury attend d’eux et la façon d’aborder le concours dans les meilleures conditions possibles. Des exemples de bonnes présentations de candidats ont été intégrés aux propositions de corrigés. Tout est mis en œuvre pour aider les candidats pendant leurs épreuves mais quelques conseils d’organisation s’imposent. Il est vivement conseillé à tous les candidats qui se préparent sérieusement au concours de rester totalement disponibles entre la dernière semaine de mai et le début du mois de juillet 2016. Lorsque cela s’avère nécessaire, le directoire fait tout son possible pour modifier les convocations de candidats qui ne peuvent se présenter aux oraux le jour prévu pour des raisons médicales ou familiales majeures. En cas de chevauchement avec un autre concours de l’Éducation Nationale, le directoire modifie la date de la convocation. Que les candidats qui se présentent à plusieurs concours n’aient pas d’inquiétude à ce sujet. Il est en revanche impératif que les futurs candidats signalent au gestionnaire du concours au Ministère et à la présidente du concours, avant la proclamation des résultats de l’admissibilité, leurs indisponibilités pendant la période allant de la fin mai à début juillet. Si celles-ci sont dûment justifiées, le directoire en tiendra compte au moment de l’établissement des convocations. Parmi les « indisponibilités » sont acceptées les convocations à des auditions pour l’obtention d’un contrat doctoral mais il faut que les candidats se manifestent au plus vite auprès de la présidente dès qu’ils en connaissent la date, anticipant à nouveau sur l’admissibilité. Il est plus facile au directoire de vérifier que le candidat est admissible que de reprogrammer une convocation car les créneaux disponibles sont rares. Toutes les autres demandes (par rapport à un handicap par exemple) doivent être faites directement au gestionnaire du concours au Ministère. Aucun report ne sera accepté pour convenance personnelle comme par exemple le besoin d’obtenir un temps supplémentaire de révision en raison d’activités professionnelles, ou encore la programmation d’un séjour de vacances pendant la période des épreuves d’admission parce que le candidat ne pensait pas être admissible. Les candidats doivent prendre conscience que l’inscription à un concours exige un engagement ferme et des contraintes. Mieux vaut donc prendre connaissance des dates liées aux épreuves du concours bien en amont. Maquette du concours Avant toute chose il est important de bien connaître les épreuves du concours que l’on prépare et les candidats trouveront ci-après les dispositions essentielles publiées dans le JORF du 6 janvier 2010 concernant les concours de recrutement, arrêté du 28 décembre 2009 (révisé au 1 er septembre 2012 puis révisé par l’arrêté du 25 juillet 2014 – NOR : MENH1417069A) fixant les sections et les modalités d’organisation des concours de l’Agrégation. Suivre le lien suivant : http://www.education.gouv.fr/cid51476/epreuves-agregation-externe-section-langues-vivantes- etrangeres-anglais.html La session 2015 a vu un changement important dans la nature des épreuves proposées puisque l’épreuve AFER (Agir en fonctionnaire de l’Etat et de façon éthique et responsable) a disparu en tant qu’épreuve à proprement parler. Elle ne fera donc plus l’objet d’une épreuve d’admission. En revanche, l’esprit de cette épreuve demeure et le site du Ministère indique que « le jury pose les questions qu’il juge utiles lui permettant d’apprécier la capacité du candidat, en qualité de futur agent du service public d’éducation, à prendre en compte dans le cadre de son enseignement la 3 2015 © www.education.gouv.fr construction des apprentissages des élèves et leurs besoins, à se représenter la diversité des conditions d’exercie du métier, à en connaître de façon réfléchie le contexte, les différentes dimensions et les valeurs qui le portent, dont celles de la République ». Ces questions sont désormais posées dans le cadre de l’épreuve hors-programme (EHP), à la suite de l’entretien concernant la présentation du sujet d’EHP et le déroulement de cet exercice, baptisé PROF, est clairement expliqué aux candidats lors de la réunion d’accueil. L’exercice s’est déroulé de façon satisfaisante lors de la session 2015 et sera reconduit pour la session 2016. Les épreuves et les coefficients s’établissent comme suit pour 2016 : Epreuves écrites d’admissibilité 1) Dissertation en français sur un sujet de littérature ou de civilisation dans le cadre d’un programme ( durée : sept heures ; coefficient 1 ) 2) Commentaire de texte en anglais sur un sujet de civilisation ou de littérature dans le cadre d’un programme ( durée : six heures ; coefficient 1 ) Lorsque la dissertation en français porte sur le programme de littérature, le commentaire de texte en anglais porte sur le programme de civilisation ou vice-versa . 3) Composition de linguistique (durée : six heures, coefficient 1 ) Cette épreuve prend appui sur un support textuel unique en langue anglaise. Elle est destinée à apprécier les connaissances des candidats dans les deux domaines suivants : a) Phonologie : le candidat doit, en anglais, répondre à une série de questions et, notamment, expliciter certaines règles fondamentales ; b) Grammaire : le candidat doit, en français, expliciter trois points de grammaire soulignés dans le texte et répondre à une question de portée générale. 4) Epreuve de traduction : thème et version (durée six heures ; coefficient 2 ) Les textes à traduire sont distribués simultanément aux candidats, au début de l’épreuve. Les candidats rendent deux copies séparées et chaque traduction entre pour moitié dans la notation. Il n’y a pas de temps imparti pour chaque traduction. Les candidats décident de consacrer le temps qui leur convient à chacune d’entre elles dans les limites de la durée de l’ensemble de l’épreuve. Total des coefficients des épreuves écrites : 5 Epreuves orales d’admission 1) Explication de texte (option A) / Commentaire (options B et C) en anglais suivis d’un entretien en anglais. Un seul sujet est proposé au candidat. Durée de la préparation : deux heures ; durée de l’épreuve : quarante-cinq minutes maximum ; coefficient : 2 Durée de la présentation par le candidat : trente minutes maximum Durée de l’entretien avec le jury : quinze minutes maximum 2) Leçon en anglais portant sur l’option A, B ou C choisie par le candidat, suivie d’un entretien en français. Le candidat a le choix entre deux sujets qui peuvent être de nature notionnelle ou citationnelle. Durée de la préparation : cinq heures ; durée de l’épreuve : quarante-cinq minutes maximum ; coefficient : 2 Durée de la présentation par le candidat : trente minutes maximum Durée de l’entretien avec le jury : quinze minutes maximum 3) Compréhension et Restitution (CR) Le candidat écoute une première fois dans son intégralité un document authentique en langue anglaise d’une durée de trois minutes maximum. Après une seconde écoute fragmentée, il propose la restitution orale de ce contenu en français, de façon consécutive à l’audition de chaque fragment. Cet exercice est suivi d’un entretien en français avec le jury. Durée de préparation : aucune. Durée de l’épreuve : 30 minutes maximum. Coefficient : 2 4) Epreuve hors programme (EHP) en anglais 4 2015 © www.education.gouv.fr Cette épreuve est constituée d’un exposé oral à partir d’un dossier comprenant plusieurs documents, suivi d’un entretien en anglais avec le jury. Le candidat propose une lecture et une interprétation des documents qui lui ont été remis, mettant en évidence ce qui les relie et les éclaire mutuellement. Durée de la préparation : cinq heures ; durée de l’épreuve : quarante-cinq minutes maximum ; coefficient : 2 Durée de présentation du candidat : vingt minutes maximum Durée de l’entretien avec le jury : vingt-cinq minutes maximum. Enfin, une cinquième note globale d’expression orale en anglais est attribuée pour les première, deuxième et quatrième épreuves orales ( coefficient 2 ).
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