Culture-oriented English practice: Writing and editing workshop

Scott A. Kuehn and Andrew Lingwall. 2016. The basics of media writing. Sage publishing.

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.

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

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

Upon completion of the course and validation of its learning outcomes, the student will:

1. be able to write coherent paragraphs

2. be able to write persuasively on media topics

3. have written a research paper

4. Have practiced many forms of media writing

Assessment methods:

Submitting full-length essays

Writing critical reviews (film, art review)

Submitting short texts on media related topics

Submitting a research paper on a cultural theme of choice (1, 500 – 2, 000 words)

Assessment criteria:

Very good (5.0): excellent performance on all required skills, only very few minor errors

Good + (4.5): very good performance on all required skills, only very few minor errors

Good (4.0): good performance on most required skills, few minor errors

Satisfactory + (3.5): performs to a satisfactory degree on most required skills, few major errors

Satisfactory (3.0):performs to a satisfactory degree on most required skills, several major errors

Failing (2.0): does not meet the requirements in terms of performance.