Culture-oriented English practice: Media writing 15-COEP-MW-ES-12

(First semester of a two-semester course. Next semester: 15-COEP-MW-ES-22.)

Learning contents:

1. Writing: short news, longer news, blog posts, reviews, articles.

2. Independent and joint text editing to improve grammar, structure and make texts more worthy of publication

3. Preparation of a portfolio consisting of texts whose composition has been discussed and practiced during the course.

Module learning aims

I Give students a good understanding of what media writing is and what makes it effective. II Help students develop the linguistic skills which will enable them to write short media texts effectively. III Introduced students to basic media texts such as the news story so that they learn common styles and structures used in media writing. IV By analysing and writing texts, enable the students to plan, structure and write effective news stories, blog entries, opinion pieces and reviews.

Information on where to find course materials

WA Moodle

Major

English Studies: Literature and Culture

Methods of teaching for learning outcomes achievement

Writing workshops, Individual consultations

Student workload (ECTS credits)

Average number of hours per activity: Hours of study (according to plan of studies) with teacher = 60 Student's own work - preparation for classes (required exercises, preparation for discussion, reading and analysis of texts) = 20 Student's own work - preparation and writing of texts = 40 TOTAL HOURS = 120 TOTAL NUMBER OF ECTS POINTS FOR MODULE (SUBJECT) = 4

Cycle of studies

1st cycle

Year of studies (where relevant)

Year 1

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences

English language at B2 level

Course coordinators

Term 2018/SZ:

Paul Newsham

Term 2022/SZ:

Ronald Kim
Kamil Malarski
Paul Newsham
Elżbieta Wilczyńska

Learning outcomes

After completing the module and confirming the achievement of the learning outcomes. the student:

1, understands and is good at practicing grammar, style, and text editing

2. Can write the occupying text using well-established journalistic techniques

3. Can confidently navigate in various writing contexts such as blog, review or article reviews

4. Can examine, document, structure and write longer text based on interview quotes.

Assessment criteria

Individual consultations

Detailed mark sheets

Bibliography

Batty, Craig & Cain, Sandra. 2010. Media writing A practical introduction. London: Palgrave

Evans, Harold. 2000. Essential English for journalists, editors and writers. London: Random House

Hicks, Wynford. 2008. Writing for journalists (2nd edition). London: Routledge

Stovall, James. 2013. Writing Like a Journalist (Tennessee Journalism Series). Tennessee: First Inning Press. Kindle Edition.

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 15-COEP-MW-ES-12 in USOSweb