BTS INFORMATIQUE DE GESTION

Session 2003

E 1.2 : LANGUE ANGLAISE APPLIQUEE A L’INFORMATIQUE ET A LA GESTION (partie écrite) Durée: 2 heures

Coefficient : 2

L’usage d’un dictionnaire bilingue est autorisé. -------------------------------------- Les calculatrices sont interdites. ----------------------------------

Where are the women ?

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Something must be wrong when a dynamic industry full of career opportunities is being rejected by so many women. Fortunately, serious attempts to redress the balance are now underway. But what is it about our industry that makes it so unattractive to women? The work is varied, stimulating, flexible and, compared to other industries, well paid. IT should be overwhelmed with potential candidates. According to research carried out by the E-Skills National Training Organization, the industry fails to get this positive image across. Many women are put off by negative stereotypes while still in their teens. IT is plagued by the reputation of being full of geeks and loners who spend their days glued to computer screens. A government scheme to set up computer clubs for girls aged 11 to 13 aims to show them that IT is fun and can provide a career full of excellent opportunities. Another initiative to engender enthusiasm among young people is the introduction of so-called ambassadors who will act as role models and help out in the classroom. [Trade and industry secretary] Patricia Hewitt has expressed a wish that at least half of these ambassadors should be women. Female role models are seen as a key part of the strategy to dispel the myth that IT is a male-only club. It is not only those in education who need to have their perception of IT altered. Another government scheme is specifically targeting women who have taken time out of their career to raise a family. The Web Wise Women programme, which was launched last year in Northern Ireland aims to give women returning to work the skills they need to find a job in the technology industry. The 26-week course includes 10 weeks of computer and marketing training and a 16-week placement. Madeleine McMillan took the course after seeing it advertised in the local press. BT supplied her with a PC and Internet access at home, Parity provided the training and government funding took care of the cost of childcare. She was trained to design basic Web sites, set up databases, use the Internet, and become proficient in all the main Microsoft packages. McMillan did her placement with BT. The company offered her a permanent position as an e-channel content manager at the end of the course. Other students have also been taken on by their placement companies. Women returning to work after a career break often still have family commitments, so promoting flexible working hours in the IT sector could give recruitment a huge boost. The government has allocated £1 m to help companies develop flexible working schemes.

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Julia Vale, an analyst at KPMG, believes that the problem is not that women leave to have families; it is that they either don’t join in the first place or find that they have limited prospects when they are there. “The IT industry needs to accept that men and women are different, and to support women in the workplace by putting women on the agenda.” Computer Weekly, 31 January 2002

BT = British Telecom Parity = leading provider of IT services KPMG = a global network of professional service firms (auditing and consulting)

QUESTIONS PREMIERE PARTIE

(12 points)

Compréhension : Traduire en français de la ligne 4 ‘But what is it about our industry’ à la ligne 10 ‘computer screens’ et de la ligne 18 ‘It’s not only those in education’ à la ligne 24 ‘in the local press’. N.B: Traduire les noms d’organisation (pas les sigles)

DEUXIEME PARTIE

(8 points)

Expression à rédiger en anglais (On indiquera le nombre de mots utilisés dans chaque exercice)

Question 1 : You are one of the ‘ambassadors’ mentioned in the text. What would you say to persuade an audience of teenage girls to consider a career in IT? (150 mots +/- 10%)

5 points

Question 2: Write the advert that Madeleine McMillan read in her local newspaper. (50 mots +/- 10%)

3 points

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BTS INFORMATIQUE DE GESTION

Session 2003

E1.2 : LANGUE ANGLAISE APPLIQUEE A L’INFORMATIQUE ET A LA GESTION (partie écrite) Durée : 2 heures Coefficient : 2 PROPOSITION DE CORRIGE

PREMIERE PARTIE (12 points)

Mais qu’y a-t-il dans notre secteur d’activité pour qu’il soit aussi rebutant pour les femmes ? Le travail y est stimulant, offre variété et flexibilité, et il est comparativement bien payé. L’informatique devrait crouler sous les candidatures. D’après une étude menée par The E-Skills National Training Organization (l’Organisme National de la Formation à l’Informatique en Ligne), ce secteur n’arrive pas à faire passer une image positive. De nombreuses femmes sont découragées dès l’adolescence par des clichés peu valorisants. L’informatique souffre de sa réputation de repaire de cinglés et de solitaires qui passent leur temps rivés à leurs écrans d’ordinateurs. Il faut faire changer l’image de l’informatique et pas seulement chez les spécialistes de l’éducation. Un autre dispositif public s’adresse spécifiquement aux femmes qui ont interrompu leurs carrières pour élever leurs enfants. Le programme Web Wise Women (Petites Malines de la Toile), lancé l’année dernière en Irlande du Nord, a pour but de donner aux femmes qui reprennent le travail, les compétences nécessaires pour trouver un emploi dans l’informatique. Le cours de 26 semaines comprend 10 semaines de formation à l’informatique et au marketing, ainsi qu’un stage de 16 semaines. Madeleine Mc Millan s’est inscrite à ce cours après avoir vu une publicité dans la presse locale.

DEUXIEME PARTIE Première question

(5 points)

Les points suivants, tirés du texte, seront utilisés avec profit : • career opportunities in a dynamic industry • stimulating, varied, flexible and well-paid jobs On pourra y ajouter la complémentarité hommes-femmes et envisager éventuellement la place des femmes dans le cadre de nouvelles activités moins techniques mais réclamant un sens plus aigu des relations.

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Deuxième question

(3 points) WANTED : WOMEN RETURNING TO WORK

Bored at home? Considering a new start? Why not try IT? We offer a free 26-week computer and marketing training programme including classes as well as hands-on experience with local companies . For further information please phone Ms Jane Smith (01 578 35 59)

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