Sumários
13 February
13 Fevereiro 2025, 09:30 • Sheila Brannigan
Course Syllabus and Calendar. Assessment.
11 Fevereiro 2025, 14:00 • Ana Rita Martins
ENGLISH C2 | ENGLISH FOR THE MEDIA
2024/2025 – Second
Semester
TP3
Ana Rita Martins (anaritasilva@edu.ulisboa.pt)
1. OBJECTIVES
The course follows the general
objectives for the Mastery Level (C2) outlined in the Council of Europe
document Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEF) but
also has specific objectives connected with the language of the media. Based on
the assumption that media are deeply intertwined with life and that an
increasing number of people live in media, rather than with media
(Deuze 2011), classes will involve the reading and analysis of different media
and though traditional forms, like newspapers will be considered, this course
will focus specifically on digital and social media, mediatization and media
literacy.
In addition,
students will expand their vocabulary and improve their knowledge of complex
grammatical structures using Cambridge examination materials and IELTS Academic.
2. ASSESSMENT AND GRADING SYSTEM
Assessment will be continuous. Students are expected to attend all classes and to complete assignments prior to the class. Students will also be required to perform a variety of in-class activities (both written and oral).
The assessment criteria are as
follows:
Grammar Test: 15%
Written Test (Media Analysis Essay): 25%
Press Review (oral assignment): 20%
Media Tasks: 20%
Task 1: 10%
Task 2: 10%
Attendance & Participation (incl. interlocutor
act.) 20%
2.1. Date for the Grammar Test: May 6
2.2. Date for the written test: May 23
2.3. Media Tasks (completed at home):
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Media Task 1: February 28
o
Media Task 2: March 28
2.3. Dates for the Press Review (oral assignments): see Press Review: Register (Google Drive)
If you do not come to class on the day you are meant to do your in-house written assessment or participate in the oral assignments, you will get zero.
3. BIBLIOGRAPHY
A Coursebook (a collection of book chapters, articles and stories) will be made available online/in print.
Dictionaries: students are expected to have at least one of the following dictionaries:
Cambridge International Dictionary of English
Collins Cobuild Dictionary of English Language
Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current
English
Deuze,
M. (2011). “Media Life.” Media, Culture & Society, 33(1), 137-148.
Hobbs, R. (2021). Media Literacy in Action:
Questioning the Media. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
---. (2020). Mind Over Media: Propaganda Education
for a Digital Age. New York: W.W. Norton. Winner, 2021 PROSE Award for
Excellence in Social Sciences.
---. (2011). Digital and Media Literacy: Connecting
Culture and Classroom. Beverly Hills: Corwin/Sage.
Friesem, Y. (2019). “Youth media.” In R. Hobbs and P.
Mihailidis (Eds.). The International Encyclopedia of Media Literacy.
Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118978238.ieml0246
---. (2019). “Teaching truth, lies, and accuracy in
the digital age: Media literacy as project-based learning.” Journalism
& Mass Communication Educator, 74(2), 185–198. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077695819829962
4. CLASSROOM POLICIES
4.1. Plagiarism
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Plagiarism is
the act of using somebody else’s ideas and work as your own in either written
or oral work and constitutes a very serious academic offence. Work found to be
plagiarised or written with AI tools (including paraphrasing tools) will
immediately get zero.
·
Make sure you
are well acquainted with the FLUL Assessment Regulations with regards to fraud
and plagiarism.
4.2. Attendance and Punctuality
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As stated in
the School of Arts and Humanities Assessment Regulations published on the FLUL
website, students are required to comply with 100% attendance. Absence must be
justified up to 10 days after a class has been missed.
o
If you miss a class,
make sure you refer to the Course Calendar or get in touch with one of your
classmates to find out what preparation is required for the next class. You can
also access the class summaries online (in Portal Académico).
·
Classes start five
minutes after the hour. Your presence and arrival on time is essential and
will be reflected on your final mark — being late not only disturbs class but
is also a sign of disrespect for your classmates and your teacher.
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Students who
are absent on the set test date will not get a chance to sit the test on
another date. Arrangement of alternative test dates is subject to the student’s
submission of a medical certificate/formal justification.
Schedule & Rooms
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TP3: Tuesdays and Fridays | 2:00-3:00pm |
room: C244.A
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Office hours: Wednesdays: 2:00-3:00pm
10 February
10 Fevereiro 2025, 09:30 • Sheila Brannigan