2023/2024
Language of the Modern Media
Category 'Best Course for Career Development'
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Mago-Lego
Delivered by:
Institute of Media
When:
3 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Oleg Dmitriev
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
24
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The objective of the course is to give the students basic linguistic concepts that are used in modern international outlets. Special attention will be paid to the innovative ways of content presentation. The students will also have a chance to analyze various types of media texts that will improve their linguistic abilities and news judgement.
Learning Objectives
- To study the main stylistic techniques
- To explore the language tools of modern media
- Master the linguistic features of various media genres - text, news article, interview, reportage.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Analyzes texts in English for effective use of language and stylistic devices
- Explores the language tools of modern media
- Possesses linguistic features of various media genres - text, news article, interview, reportage.
- Analyzes texts in English for effective use of language and stylistic techniques
- Uses different tools for creating various multimedia elements
- Analyzes the transformation of word meanings in multimedia texts.
Course Contents
- Main features of linguistics
- Texts in modern media
- Language tools in Journalism
- Upgrade in writing skills
- Text analysis
- Rules of the spoken word
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Rowe, B. M., & Levine, D. P. (2018). A Concise Introduction to Linguistics (Vol. Fifth edition). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1775794
- Куликова, И. С. Введение в языкознание в 2 ч. Часть 1 : учебник для вузов / И. С. Куликова, Д. В. Салмина. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2022. — 366 с. — (Высшее образование). — ISBN 978-5-534-01667-3. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/490627 (дата обращения: 27.08.2024).
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Herbst, T., & Walter de Gruyter & Co. (2010). English Linguistics : A Coursebook for Students of English. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=390973