Culture-oriented English practice: Media writing

General data

Course ID:	15-COEP-MW-ES-12
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Culture-oriented English practice: Media writing
Name in Polish:	Culture-oriented English practice: Media writing
Organizational unit:	Faculty of English
Course groups:	(in Polish) Moodle - przedmioty Szkoły Nauk o Języku i Literaturze
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	2.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	English
Major:	English Studies: Literature and Culture
Cycle of studies:	1st cycle
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.
Year of studies (where relevant):	Year 1
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences:	English language at B2 level
Information on where to find course materials:	WA Moodle
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
Short description:	(First semester of a two-semester course. Next semester: 15-COEP-MW-ES-22.) The course firstly aims to give students a good understanding of what media writing is and what makes it effective. The course will then work on the linguistic skills which will enable students to write short media texts effectively. Next, the students will be introduced to basic media texts such as the news story so that they learn common styles and structures used in media writing. Finally, by doing lots of practice in both analysing and writing texts, the students are able to plan, structure and write effective news stories, blog entries, opinion pieces and reviews.
Full description:	(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.
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.
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 methods and assessment criteria:	Individual consultations Detailed mark sheets

Classes in period "Academic year 2020/2021, winter semester" (past)

Time span:	2020-10-01 - 2021-02-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W CW TH FR
Type of class:	classes, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	(unknown)
Group instructors:	Paul Newsham
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Graded credit classes - Graded credit

Classes in period "Academic year 2021/2022, winter semestr" (past)

Time span:	2021-10-01 - 2022-02-23	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO KON TU W TH FR
Type of class:	discussion seminar, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	(unknown)
Group instructors:	Paul Newsham
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Graded credit discussion seminar - Graded credit

Classes in period "Academic year 2022/2023, winter semester" (past)

Time span:	2022-10-01 - 2023-02-26	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO CW TU W TH FR
Type of class:	classes, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Ronald Kim, Kamil Malarski, Paul Newsham, Elżbieta Wilczyńska
Group instructors:	Paul Newsham
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Graded credit classes - Graded credit

Classes in period "Academic year 2023/2024, winter semester" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-02-25	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH CW FR
Type of class:	classes, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	(unknown)
Group instructors:	Paul Newsham
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Graded credit classes - Graded credit

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