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English for Journalism

Курс от University of Pennsylvania
Уровень не указан≈ 42.9 чАнглийский
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Welcome to English for Journalism, a course created by the University of Pennsylvania, and funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs. To enroll in this course for free, click on “Enroll now” and then select "Full Course. No certificate." This course is designed for non-native English speakers who are interested in developing the skills needed for a career in modern journalism. In this course, you will explore print and digital media through authentic readings and video lectures, while expanding your vocabulary and increasing your ability to read, research, and develop local and global news stories. Unit 1 will provide an introduction to the history and principles of journalism. In unit 2, you will learn how to research, pitch, and interview. The next unit in the course will focus on the language needed to write newspaper and magazine articles, while unit 4 will cover the basics of broadcasting the news. In the final unit of the course, you will analyze the growth, impact, and challenges of digital news, while completing a reflection assignment that allows you to think about and discuss the recent changes to the field of journalism. Unless otherwise noted, all course materials are available for re-use, repurposing and free distribution under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution license. Supplemental reading materials were provided by Newsela, which publishes daily news articles at a level that's just right for each English language learner.

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JournalismEditingMedia and CommunicationsInterviewing SkillsOral ExpressionResearchDigital TransformationVocabularyGrammarLanguage CompetencyEnglish LanguageStorytellingElectronic MediaWriting and Editing

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5 модулей · 184 учебных материалов

01Unit 1: Introduction and Principles of Journalism43 материалов

Introduction to the Course

Overview of the UnitЧтениеWelcome to English for JournalismВидеоCourse Overview: Topics, Assessments & ActivitiesВидеоCourse Overview: Games and LevelsВидео

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Язык: Английский

Субтитры: Арабский, Французский, Бенгальский, Украинский, Китайский (Китай), Греческий, Итальянский, Бразильский португальский, Вьетнамский, Нидерландский, Корейский, Немецкий, Пушту, Урду, Русский, Тайский, Индонезийский, Шведский, Турецкий, Азербайджанский, Испанский, Дари, Хинди, Японский, Казахский, Венгерский, Польский

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Unit 1 Assessment 1: What do we expect from the media? (Survey)Задание
Why Journalism? What Makes This Field Interesting?Видео

History of Journalism

Introduction to the History of Journalism – pre-1690ВидеоHistory of Journalism – 1690 – present dayВидеоGame 1: Timeline GameЗаданиеPolitical Cartoons: Exploring Serious Subjects in Fun WayЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Political Cartoons: Exploring Serious Subjects in Fun Way"ЗаданиеLanguage Focus – Simple Past and Past ProgressiveВидеоGame 2: Selecting tense – Simple Past versus Past ProgressiveЗаданиеHearst and the Growth of US JournalismЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: Hearst and the Growth of US JournalismЗаданиеUnlockable AchievementВидеоValue Affirmation ActivityЗадание

Principles of Journalism

Principles of Journalism 1: Gathering SourcesВидеоPrinciples of Journalism 2: Telling the StoryВидеоBASIC: "Media freedom is important. Here's what you can do."ЧтениеADVANCED: Media Freedom is important. Here’s what you can do.”ЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: “Media Freedom is Important. Here’s what you can do.”ЗаданиеLanguage Focus – Word FamiliesВидеоGame 3: Matching word forms in contextЗаданиеPrinciples of Journalism 3: Impacting PeopleВидеоGame 4: Vocabulary Practice - Principles of JournalismЗаданиеHow freedom of information worksЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "How freedom of information works"ЗаданиеLanguage Focus – Phrases for Agreeing and DisagreeingВидеоUnit 1 Assessment 2: Principles of JournalismОбсуждениеOnline Learning Opportunities to Extend Your SkillsВидео

Bonus Additional Resources

Game: Unit 1 Vocabulary FlashcardsЧтениеSupplemental Listening: "Young Journalists Report on Worldwide Landmine Problems"ВидеоCheck Your Understanding: “Young Journalists Report on Worldwide Landmine Problem”ЗаданиеIrregular Verb ListЧтениеCrossword with Irregular Past TenseЗаданиеSupplemental Reading: How Can Journalists Be Protected?ЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "How Can Journalists Be Protected?"ЗаданиеSupplemental Reading: "'Berlin Airlift' Airport Becomes Emergency Refugee Shelter"ЧтениеSupplemental Listening: 'Berlin Airlift' Airport Becomes Emergency Refugee ShelterВидеоCheck Your Understanding: 'Berlin Airlift' Airport Becomes Emergency Refugee Shelter”ЗаданиеSupplemental Reading: "Newspapers in America"ЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Newspapers in America"Задание
02Unit 2: How to Research, Pitch, and Interview39 материалов

Introduction

Overview of the UnitЧтение

How do journalists decide on a topic?

Choosing a TopicВидеоGame 1: Right-sizing Your TopicЗаданиеResearching an IdeaВидеоBASIC: "Want to be a good reporter? Follow these tips."ЧтениеADVANCED: Want to be a good reporter? Follow these tips.ЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Want to be a good reporter? Follow these tips."ЗаданиеUnlockable AchievementВидео

Pitching a story

Pitching a Story – Newspapers/MagazinesВидеоPitching a Story - RadioВидеоSample News Story PitchВидеоSample News Story Pitch and Written Pitch TemplateЧтениеUnit 2 Assessment 1: Create a Written PitchВзаимная проверкаUnlockable AchievementВидео

Gathering Sources

BASIC: Times Are Changing in Havana, CubaЧтениеADVANCED: Times are Changing in Havana, CubaЧтениеVideo Listening: Times are Changing in Havana, CubaВидеоCheck Your Understanding: Times are Changing in Havana, CubaЗаданиеUnlockable AchievementВидеоLanguage Focus – Interviewing Sources – Wh- QuestionsВидео

Reporting Sources

Language Focus – Quoting Sources & Reporting VerbsВидеоGame 4: Choose the reporting verbЗаданиеVideo interview with a student journalist from The Daily PennsylvanianВидеоCheck Your Understanding: Video interview with a student journalist from The Daily PennsylvanianЗаданиеUnlockable AchievementВидеоInterviewing Sources - NotetakingВидео

Bonus Additional Resources

Game: Unit 2 Vocabulary FlashcardsЧтениеSupplemental Reading: Student newspapers shake things upЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: Student newspapers shake things upЗаданиеGame: WH- question formationЗаданиеSupplemental Reading and Listening: "Story of Dr. Omalu Enlightens on Risks of High-impact Sports"ЧтениеSupplemental Listening: "Story of Dr. Omalu Enlightens on Risks of High-impact Sports"Видео
03Unit 3: Words in Print34 материалов

Introduction

Overview of the UnitЧтение

How to Begin an Article

Print Media: From Topic to ArticleВидеоGame 1: Labeling - the Process and the Front PageЗаданиеTypes of LeadsВидеоCreating a LeadВидеоGame 2: Match Lead to Lead TypeЗаданиеStudent Newspapers Face Real World ChallengesЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Student Newspapers Face Real World Challenges."ЗаданиеUnlockable AchievementВидеоLanguage Focus – SV Agreement with Different SubjectsВидеоUnit 3 Assessment 1: Create a lead for your story.Обсуждение

The Style of Print Media

BASIC: Thai Health Policy as Model for Emerging EconomiesЧтениеADVANCED: Thai Health Policy as Model for Emerging EconomiesЧтениеCheck Your Understanding 2: "Thai Health Policy Seen as Model for Emerging Economies"ЗаданиеWriting Using Associated Press StyleВидеоGame 3: Applying AP StyleЗаданиеLanguage Focus – Structure of Active and Passive VoicesВидео

Editing

Proofreading an ArticleВидеоUnit 3, Assessment 2: Write an article based on the lead you created in Assessment 1.Взаимная проверкаUnlockable AchievementВидео

Bonus Additional Resources

Game: Unit 3 Vocabulary FlashcardsЧтениеEgyptian Journalists Call for Press FreedomЧтениеListening: Egyptian Journalists Call for Press FreedomВидеоCheck Your Understanding: "Egyptian Journalists Call for Press Freedom"ЗаданиеOld Age, Debt Threaten Vietnam EconomyЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Old Age, Debt Threaten Vietnam Economy"Задание
04Unit 4: Broadcasting the News35 материалов

Introduction

Overview of the UnitЧтение

How Broadcast Journalism Differs from Print

The Language of Broadcast JournalismВидеоListening: "VOA Fast Five"ВидеоCheck your Understanding 1: Listening: "VOA Fast Five"ЗаданиеUnlockable AchievementВидеоThe People of Broadcast JournalismВидеоGame 1: Matching Language to DefinitionsЗадание

TV News Today

Types of Stories for Broadcast JournalismВидеоUsing Conversational StyleВидеоListening: So you want to be a TV reporter ...ЧтениеListening: "So you want to be a TV reporter..."ВидеоCheck Your Understanding: "So you want to be a TV reporter..."ЗаданиеGame 2: Print vs. Broadcast JournalismЗадание

Bonus Additional Resources

Game: Unit 4 Vocabulary FlashcardsЧтениеRadio Hoax Causes PanicЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Radio Hoax Causes Panic?ЗаданиеForget a seat at the table. This reporter wants a seat in the briefing room.ЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Forget a seat at the table. This reporter wants a seat in the briefing room"ЗаданиеListening: "Telepresence - The Next Best thing to Being There"Видео
05Unit 5: Journalism in the Digital Age33 материалов

Introduction

Overview of the UnitЧтение

Origins of Digital Media

Origins and Current State of the Digital AgeВидеоGame 1: Create a Timeline of Digital MediaЗадание

Impact on Traditional Media

The Impact on the Journalistic ProcessВидеоThe Impact on Traditional MediaВидеоLanguage Focus – Present Perfect FormВидеоGame 2: Present Perfect FormЗадание

Challenges Facing Digital Media

Challenges 1: The Digital DivideВидеоBASIC: Mapping the Digital DivideЧтениеADVANCED: Mapping the Digital DivideЧтениеCheck your Understanding: Mapping the Digital DivideЗаданиеLanguage Focus – Data CommentaryВидеоGame 3: Choose the Appropriate Data Commentary LanguageЗадание

Bonus Additional Resources

Game: Unit 5 Vocabulary FlashcardsЧтениеSharing the benefits of the Internet across the digital divideЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Sharing the benefits of the Internet across the digital divide"ЗаданиеAfrica's Infotech RevolutionЧтениеCheck Your Understanding: "Africa's Infotech Revolution"ЗаданиеTwitter Suspends Over 125,000 Accounts for 'Promoting Terrorist Acts'Чтение
Game 2: Vocabulary PracticeЗадание
Interviewing Sources – Reliability, Facts & OpinionВидео
Game 3: Reliable SourcesЗадание
Language Focus – Quoting Sources Directly or Using Reported SpeechВидео
Game 5: Changing Direct Speech to Reported SpeechЗадание
Unit 2 Assessment 2: Issues and SourcesОбсуждение
Check Your Understanding: Story of Dr. Omalu Enlightens on Risks of High-impact SportsЗадание
Language Focus – Use of Active and Passive VoicesВидео
Game 4: When to Use Passive VoiceЗадание
Reporting AccuratelyВидео
BASIC: With billions to feed, sustainable agriculture is not a luxuryЧтение
ADVANCED: With billions to feed, sustainable agriculture is not a luxuryЧтение
Check Your Understanding: "With billions to feed, sustainable agriculture is not a luxury"Задание
Game: Active/Passive GameЗадание
Game: Subject/Verb Agreement GameЗадание
Language Focus – Present Tense & Active VoiceВидео
Sample Broadcast News StoryВидео
Ratings in TV News: How Journalists CompeteВидео
Unit 4 Assessment 1: Rewrite your article as a copy for a broadcastЗадание
Unlockable AchievementВидео
Sensationalism in TV NewsВидео
The 24-hour News CycleВидео
Language Focus - Stress & PausingВидео
Game 3: StressЗадание
Podcasting on the riseЧтение
Check Your Understanding: "Podcasting on the rise."Задание
Unit 4 Assessment 2: Instructions and ModelЧтение
Unit 4, Assessment 2: Writing follow-up questionsВзаимная проверка
Unlockable AchievementВидео
Check Your Understanding: "Telepresence - The Next Best Thing to Being There"Задание
Game: Vocabulary Crossword PuzzleЗадание
Unit 5 Assessment 1: Choose the Factually Accurate Data CommentaryЗадание
Unlockable AchievementВидео
Citizen JournalismВидео
Want to be a citizen journalist? You might be one already.Чтение
Check Your Understanding: "Want to be a citizen journalist? You might be one already."Задание
Challenges 2: Ethics in the Digital AgeВидео
Challenges 3: Intellectual Property and CensorshipВидео
BASIC: Egypt Clamps Down on Media Ahead of 'Arab Spring' AnniversaryЧтение
ADVANCED: Egypt Clamps Down on Media Ahead of 'Arab Spring' AnniversaryЧтение
Check Your Understanding: Egypt Clamps Down on Media Ahead of 'Arab Spring' AnniversaryЗадание
Unit 5, Assessment 2: How has digital journalism affected traditional journalism?Взаимная проверка
Unlockable AchievementВидео
Course ConclusionВидео
Check Your Understanding: "Twitter Suspends Over 125,000 Accounts for 'Promoting Terrorist Acts'"Задание