ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 24 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 51
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: English and German Philology
Areas: English Philology
Center Faculty of Communication Science
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
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.
Further objectives:
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
PRACTICAL CONTENT:
All the previous topics will be accompanied by practical exercises, which include the vocabulary relevant to the profession, as well as a Study of the standard English language.
Several glossaries with specific terms of journalistic language will be studied.
Reading and listening comprehension practices.
Analysis of headlines.
Analysis of intersemiotic relationships (headline, photo and lead).
Analysis of third party voices included in the article (citation and attribution)
Grammar exercises, focusing on those aspects most relevant to the journalistic practice (indirect speech, passive voice, etc.).
Several journalism-jargon specific glossaries will be studied.
(1) Bibliografía Básica
McKane, Anna. (2014). News Writing.Sage Publications
(2) Bibliografía complementaria
Aitchison,J and Lewis, D.H. New (2003) Media Language. Routledge
Bednarek, Monika & Helen Caple (2019) News Discourse. Bloomsbury Academic
Ceramella, N.and Lee, E.(2008 ). Cambridge English for the Media. C.U. P.
Essential English for Journalists. Editors and Writers. Pimlico
Gandon, Mike (2013). English for International Journalists.Routledge
Hagreaves; I(2005). Journalism:A Very Short Introduction.OUP.
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-
Wynford Hicks. English for Journalists. Routledge
Diccionarios:
Alcaraz Varó, E; Hughes, B, Campos, M.A. (Eds.). (1999). Diccionario de términos de marketing, publicidad y medios de comunicación. Ariel.
CON.1 - Understand the social, political, economic, legal and cultural context in which journalism is developed.
CON.6 - Identify the references that will allow the student to build critical thinking
applied to journalism.
HAB.1 - Apply oral, written, audiovisual and multimedia expression techniques for the
preparation of journalistic information.
COM.6 - Apply acquired knowledge and skills in a professional and ethical manner
in the field of Communication, taking as a reference the democratic principles and values and
the Sustainable Development Goals.
The subject has an eminently practical focus, so the continued collaboration of the students will be very important. We will rely on texts extracted from different press models, magazines and other resources related to journalism, such as audio or video news.
The lecture sessions will be devoted, mainly through the presentation of content by the teacher, to the commentary and debate of written/oral material.
The interactive classes will be devoted to the development of the specific competence of comprehension and written and oral expression of journalistic articles.
The virtual classroom hosted on the USC Virtual Campus is used
1. Master class: expository session taught by the teacher
2. Problem solving: carrying out directed activities, generally aimed at
obtaining a specific result (solution or analysis)
3. Classroom presentation: presentation based on the study of a case, problem or situation in context
4. Case studies: analysis and presentation of media products, strategies or projects
in reference to the context of the subject
5. Interactive seminar and group session for work guided by the teacher,
especially focused on solving exercises, analysis of
texts and cases, as well as the design of strategies and projects
6. Previous study: review and analysis of teaching materials before the session
in person with the teacher
7. Discussion forums - work as a group
8. Interactive dynamics of argumentation and/or elaboration
cooperative with the intervention of a group of people
For all students, including repeaters:
1) Final test: 50%
2) Practical exercises: 50%
Students exempt from attendance will be evaluated with an exam whose grade will constitute 100% of the final grade.
Second Call (July): the practical exercises carried out during the course will count again for 50% of the final grade.
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."
In accordance with the regulations in force at the USC for Bachelor and Master students (art. 5.2), mere attendance, as well as participation in any of the activities carried out in the interactive classes, will be subjected to assessment and, consequently, the final grade of the student who completes them will never be "Not Presented".
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.
6 ECTS. TRAINING ACTIVITIES
Theoretical teaching: 24 hours
Interactive teaching: 24 hours
Small group tutoring: 3 hours
Evaluation tests: 3 hours
Student personal work: 96 hours
Active attendance and participation in class sessions (face-to-face or virtual, as decreed)
Reading the recommended bibliography
Completion of exercises
Intensive use of the materials provided on the Campus Virtual platform
Maria Teresa Sanchez Roura
Coordinador/a- Department
- English and German Philology
- Area
- English Philology
- Phone
- 881811889
- mteresa.sanchez.roura [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
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| 09:00-10:00 | Expositivo 1 | Spanish | Classroom 4 |
| 10:00-11:00 | Seminario 1 | Spanish | Classroom 4 |
| Wednesday | |||
| 09:00-10:00 | Expositivo 1 | Spanish | Classroom 4 |
| 10:00-11:00 | Seminario 1 | Spanish | Classroom 4 |
| 05.20.2025 10:00-14:00 | Expositivo 1 | Classroom 0 |
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