ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 99 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 24 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician, English
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Center Faculty of Communication Science
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: Sin Docencia (En Extinción)
Enrolment: No Matriculable (Sólo Planes en Extinción)
IMPORTANT NOTE: Students enrolled in this subject do not have a
Right to teaching instruction starting in the 2024-2025 academic year because the subject has been discontinued.
They only have the right to be assessed according to the contents of the program taught in
2023-2024.
1.1. Study of the English language and its standards, emphasizing its use in production.
Both oral and written journalism.
2. Analysis of terminology for the expression of ideas and content.
3. Study of language in journalistic practices, contexts and techniques Know a general vision of the British written press and what the "information values" are in this context.
4. To have an overview of the British written press and which 'news values' are most relevant in this context
5. To become familiar with the structure of a press article (headlines, lead, entire article)
6. To understand how the incorporation of other voices and sources in the article (heteroglossia) works, through the different levels of citation and attribution. Ethical and stylistic conventions.
7. To achieve a medium-high command of comprehension techniques (written and oral) of news texts from the British press, which are relevant tothe possible job expectations of the students.
8. To produce written press releases in the English language
9.To reinforce the study of grammar, vocabulary, style, punctuation and spelling in the English journalistic context
10. To become familiar with the linguistic uses in media English, obtaining the adequate command of the English language that is useful to carry out their work effectively in a globalized world, both in oral and written discourse.
11. To analyze journalistic discourse critically
THEORETICAL CONTENT:
1.News values
2. The British press: overview
3. Structure: Headlines (1)
4. Structure: Headlines (2)
5. Structure: the 'lead'
6. structure: the full newspaper article
7. Other voices: quotation and attribution
8. Journalistic English (1): accuracy and clarity (grammar and style)
9. Journalistic English (2): the right words (vocabulary)
10. Journalistic English (3): formal rigour (punctuation and spelling)
11. Critical discourse analysis (1): case study
12. Critical discourse analysis (2): case study
(1) Basic Bibliography
McKane, Anna. (2014). News Writing. London: Sage Publications
Dictionaries:
Alcaraz Varó, E; Hughes, B, Campos, M.A. Diccionario de términos de marketing, publicidad y medios de comunicación. Barcelona:Ariel.1999
Newspapers: The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Sun, The Daily Express, the Daily Mirror (mainly paper format (with their PDFs, but also online editions)
(2) Complementary Bibliography:
Aitchison,J and Lewis, D.H. New (2003) Media Language. UK. Routledge
Bednarek, Monika & Helen Caple (2019) News Discourse. London: Bloomsbury Academic
Ceramella, N.and Lee, E.(2008 ). Cambridge English for the Media. C.U. P.
Essential English for Journalists. Editors and Writers. Pimlico
Hagreaves; I(2005). Journalism:A Very Short Introduction. Oxford:OUP.2005
Milan, M C A(2003). Practical Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. MLA.
Rowe, Jeff (2005). Broadcast News for Professionals. Marion Street Press.
Sharma, P(2007).Reading the News. Thomson ELT (International Herald Tribune). Boston,
Wynford Hicks. English for Journalists.(edic. revisada 2006) Media Skills.
Basic and general
CB2. That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and have the skills that are usually demonstrated through the development and defense of arguments and problem solving within their area of study.
CB3. That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant issues of a social, scientific or ethical nature.
CB4. That students can transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences.
CB5. That students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.
CG1. Basic contextual competence of a transdisciplinary order.
CG2. Contextual competence to situate journalism in the field of communication.
GC3. Competence to practice the profession with professional ethics and civic commitment.
transverse
CT1. Organization and planning capacity.
CT2. Ability to manage information.
CT3. Teamwork.
CT4. Autonomous Learning.
CT5. Creativity.
CT6. Initiative and entrepreneurial spirit.
CT7. Basic knowledge of the profession.
specific
CE01. Reading and listening to be able to understand information from abroad in English.
CE03. Correct expression of the English language (oral and written) in the context of the journalistic profession.m abroad in English.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Students enrolled in this subject do not have a
Right to teaching instruction starting in the 2024-2025 academic year because the subject has been discontinued.
They only have the right to be assessed according to the contents of the program taught in
2023-2024.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Students enrolled in this subject do not have a
Right to teaching instruction starting in the 2024-2025 academic year because the subject has been discontinued.
They only have the right to be assessed according to the contents of the program taught in
2023-2024.
Final test: 100%
IMPORTANT
-Lessons will be conducted in English. The correct use of the English language will be taken into account for assessment purposes.
-Inadequate academic conduct (plagiarism, cheating, etc.) will be penalized. Note the following about plagiarism: In the event of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, art. 16 of the Regulations for the assessment of students academic performance:
“A fraudulent performance during an exercise or test will mean a fail grade in the corresponding call, regardless of
disciplinary process that may be followed against the offending student. Plagiarised work or work carried out by using information obtained from accessible sources open to the public, among others, without due re-elaboration or reinterpretation with quotes from the authors and the sources, are considered fraudulent."
The study time will depend on the level of command of the English language.
To study this subject, an initial level of communicative competence in English is recommended, corresponding to level B1 of the European Framework for Languages.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Students enrolled in this subject do not have a
Right to teaching instruction starting in the 2024-2025 academic year because the subject has been discontinued.
They only have the right to be assessed according to the contents of the program taught in
2023-2024.
Active attendance and participation in class sessions (face-to-face or virtual, as decreed)
Reading the recommended bibliography
Completion of exercises
Use of the Campus Virtual
Maria Teresa Sanchez Roura
- Department
- English and German Philology
- Area
- English Philology
- Phone
- 881811889
- mteresa.sanchez.roura [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
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