2023/2024

Английский язык для специальных целей. Английский для кинопроизводства - 3

Статус: Факультатив

Кто читает: Школа иностранных языков

Когда читается: 1-3 модуль

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Преподаватели: Хомутский Константин Игоревич

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 3

Контактные часы: 52

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The discipline refers to the educational tracks offered to students within the curricula for Bachelor's and Specialist's degrees, while mastering the courses of English in accordance with the Concept of developing English-speaking communicative competence of students of Higher School of Economics — National Research University https://www.hse.ru/docs/381549301.html. The ESP course ‘English for Film Production’ for second-year bachelor students explores the following topics: ‘Society and Media’; ‘Three Ps: Pre-production, Production, Post-production’; ‘Screenwriting: structuring a story and developing concepts’; ‘Video storytelling methods and script creation’. Apart from a strong focus on mastering relevant and most frequently used subject-specific vocabulary and key terminology through communication practice, the course provides an empirically based understanding of the discourse and language used in the target ESP variety by involving students in projects related to film production. The course also aims at developing four major sets of language skills — listening, reading, writing, and speaking through various tasks (both in standard and creative formats) based on the communicative approach to foreign language teaching. Moreover, the course also provides task-based activities such as projects, most of which simulate workplace assignments and help students to practice them prior to real working experience. The prerequisite level of English for students willing to take the course is B2 or higher (according to CEFR).

Learning Objectives

• To sharpen students’comprehension skills of manifold traditional and emerging (hybrid) types of media products (e.g., professional articles, reports/user-generated content) 2. To master essential genres and appropriate specialized registers of English 3. To enable students to acquire specialized vocabulary (key terminology) and a set of lexical items with the highest frequency of occurrence in various professional contexts 4. To develop the ability to use essential domain-specific and conventionalized grammatical structures prevalent in the target ESP variety 5. To master analytical and critical thinking/writing skills/to master writing skills in various spheres 6. To upgrade skills related to the solution of diverse professionally oriented tasks both individually and in teams 7. To foster awareness of long-term patterns and relevant trends in the spheres of cinematography and film production 8. To improve media literacy and develop a creative approach applicable to a range of professionally relevant tasks (content creation; storytelling; film production)

Expected Learning Outcomes

• To sharpen students’comprehension skills of manifold traditional and emerging (hybrid) types of media products (e.g., professional articles, reports/user-generated content)
• To master essential genres and appropriate specialized registers of English
• To enable students to acquire specialized vocabulary (key terminology) and a set of lexical items with the highest frequency of occurrence in various professional contexts
• To develop the ability to use essential domain-specific and conventionalized grammatical structures prevalent in the target ESP variety
• To master analytical and critical thinking/writing skills/to master writing skills in various spheres
• To upgrade skills related to the solution of diverse professionally oriented tasks both individually and in teams
• To foster awareness of long-term patterns and relevant trends in the spheres of cinematography and film production
• To improve media literacy and develop a creative approach applicable to a range of professionally relevant tasks (content creation; storytelling; film production)
• delivers the presentation to the public
• Analyzes the stage of a film product development
• applies the theoretical knowledge to the practical tasks
• comprehends professional dialogue and monologues including professional terms
• Deals with long proffessoinal texts with ease
• creates the basic frame of a future film project
• Applies different storytelling techniques to create his/her own one(s)
• applies the methods of storytelling analysis to understand different media products
• comprehends long professional texts with ease
• uses professional terminology in an appropriate context easily
• uses professional terminology in a given context easily
• writes a review of a film/documentary or TV series
• writes a script or its part for a film/series/documentary

Course Contents

• Unit 1. Media and Society
• Unit 2. Three Ps (Pre-Production; Production; Post-Production
• Unit 3. ‘Screenwriting: structuring a story and developing concepts’
• Unit 4. ‘Video storytelling methods and script creation’

Assessment Elements

• Final Assessment
  Final Assessment, module 3 Period of Final Assessment: the final exam is held in class within 10 days before the exam period in class. The release of examination papers: during the session. The release of examination papers: during the session. The exam consists of 3 parts: Listening (30%), Reading (30%) and Writing (40%) respectively in the total mark for the exam. 0 points in case of cheating. Retaking exams: till the 15th of October 2024. Time limit: 80 minutes online/offline. Tasks complexity: В2+/C1. Exam structure: 1. Listening (L) Listen to the text and complete the tasks 1-10. max. 10 points 2. Reading (R) Read the text and complete the tasks 1-10. max. 10 points 3. Writing (W) Write a review on a given topic. Word limit: 250-300 words. Review is assessed according to the criteria in Table 8 (see Appendix/Link). Grading formula: L*0,3+R*0,3 +W*0,4 = 10
• Written Assessment
  Written assessment includes Emails and Reviews
• Oral Assessment
  Oral Assessment includes Presentations and Dialogues. Presentation Prepare a presentation on a potential start-up. You and your group will use the theories of supply and demand to pitch the product or service to the class in order to gain capital. Dialogue You and your partner are going to talk about the importance of social movements. Discuss the most influential movements of the recent past, their effect on the society and their future.
• Independent Work Assessment
  Independent work includes activities that students do at home, activities that student do in the classroom and online work. Answers containing spelling mistakes are considered incorrect. Правила пересдачи: Independent work assessment elements cannot be retaken. Критерии оценивания: QUIZZES/TESTS ASSESSMENT (max 10 points) Task completion chart Score 100-96% 10 95-91% 9 90-86% 8 85-78% 7 77-71% 6 70-61% 5 60-51% 4 50-36% 3 35-21% 2 20-1% 1 0% 0 Answers containing spelling mistakes are considered incorrect. Answers containing spelling mistakes are considered incorrect.
• Video Project Assessment (VPA)

Interim Assessment

• 2023/2024 3rd module
  0.3 * Final Assessment + 0.2 * Independent Work Assessment + 0.2 * Oral Assessment + 0.1 * Video Project Assessment (VPA) + 0.2 * Written Assessment

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• A new history of documentary film, McLane, B. A., 2012
• Barry Keith Grant, Jeannette Sloniowski, Documenting the Documentary : Close Readings of Documentary Film and Video (Wayne State University Press, 2013).
• Camden, J., & Oestreich, K. F. (2018). Transmedia Storytelling : Pemberley Digital’s Adaptations of Jane Austen and Mary Shelley. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1986609
• Cinema studies : the key concepts, Hayward, S., 2013
• Crossover cinema : cross-cultural film from production to reception, , 2013
• De Fina, A., & Perrino, S. (2019). Storytelling in the Digital World. John Benjamins Publishing Company.
• Introduction to film studies, , 2012
• Joyce, S. (2018). Transmedia Storytelling and the Apocalypse. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1876988
• Nichols, B., Sloniowski, J., & Grant, B. K. (2014). Documenting the Documentary : Close Readings of Documentary Film and Video, New and Expanded Edition. Wayne State University Press.
• Storytelling techniques for digital filmmakers : plot structure, camera movement, lens selection,..., Hockrow, B., 2014
• TED talks storytelling : 23 storytelling techniques from the best TED talks, Karia, A., 2015
• The complete film production handbook, Honthaner, E. L., 2010
• The documentary film reader : history, theory, criticism, , 2016
• The documentary filmmakers handbook, Jolliffe, G., 2012
• Turo Uskali, Astrid Gynnild, Sarah Jones, & Esa Sirkkunen. (2020). Immersive Journalism As Storytelling : Ethics, Production, and Design. Routledge.
• Video journalism for the web : a practical introduction to documentary storytelling, Lancaster, K., 2013
• Visual storytelling : videography and post production in the digital age, Osgood, R. J., 2014
• Английский язык. Медиакоммуникации и журналистика : учебник, , 2023

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Filmmaking : Direct your movie from script to screen using proven Hollywood techniques, Tomaric, J. J., 2011
• Puzzle films : complex storytelling in contemporary cinema, , 2009
• World cinema through global genres, Costanzo, W. V., 2014

Presentation

• English for Specific Purposes. English for Film Production - 3
  The discipline refers to the educational tracks offered to students within the curricula for Bachelor's and Specialist's degrees, while mastering the courses of English in accordance with the Concept of developing English-speaking communicative competence of students of Higher School of Economics — National Research University https://www.hse.ru/docs/381549301.html. The ESP course ‘English for Film Production’ for second-year bachelor students explores the following topics: ‘Society and Media’; ‘Three Ps: Pre-production, Production, Post-production’; ‘Screenwriting: structuring a story and developing concepts’; ‘Video storytelling methods and script creation’. Apart from a strong focus on mastering relevant and most frequently used subject-specific vocabulary and key terminology through communication practice, the course provides an empirically based understanding of the discourse and language used in the target ESP variety by involving students in projects related to film production. The course also aims at developing four major sets of language skills — listening, reading, writing, and speaking through various tasks (both in standard and creative formats) based on the communicative approach to foreign language teaching. Moreover, the course also provides task-based activities such as projects, most of which simulate workplace assignments and help students to practice them prior to real working experience. The prerequisite level of English for students willing to take the course is B2 or higher (according to CEFR).

Authors

• Khomutskii KONSTANTIN IGOREVICH