Language of instruction: |
English |
Type of course: |
Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: |
Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
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Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face
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Course Coordinator : |
Assist. Prof. MELİS ÖZBEK |
Recommended Optional Program Components: |
None |
Course Objectives: |
This course provides students news writing skills for different areas in English. The students can compare and evaluate the foreign newspapers, TVs, radios and web pages in terms on their contents. This course is very useful for the new media students in the sense that it covers news writing and reporting in English.
Teaching methods of the course: lecture, readings, exams, discussions, assignments |
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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Relations between language characteristics and newspeak |
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2) |
Basic styles in English language news writing |
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3) |
Clichés and how to avoid them |
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4) |
Word economy |
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5) |
Writing for print media and headline skills |
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6) |
Writing for TV radio |
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7) |
Spoken word, reporting on the field and language of the street |
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8) |
Writing online texts |
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9) |
Comparing different outlets |
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10) |
Language and content. How they affect each other |
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11) |
Different areas and different languages |
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12) |
Explore quality and tabloid examples and compare them |
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13) |
Compare different titles in English media word |
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14) |
General review |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
To prepare students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practices, and the innovative use of both traditional and new media |
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2) |
To be able to explain and define problems related to the relationship between facts and phenomena in areas such as Advertising, Persuasive Communication, and Brand Management |
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3) |
To critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools, and ideas in the field of advertising |
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4) |
To be able to follow and interpret innovations in the field of advertising |
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5) |
To demonstrate a scientific perspective in line with the topics they are curious about in the field. |
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6) |
To address and solve the needs and problems of the field through the developed scientific perspective |
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7) |
To recognize and understand all the dynamics within the field of advertising |
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8) |
To analyze and develop solutions to problems encountered in the practical field of advertising |
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