Sumários
The British Press
1 Março 2017, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott
Class on the newspapers in the UK. Distinction between "Quality Press" and "popular Press". Explanation of terms tabloid, Berliner, broadsheet, gutter and middle-market. Demonstration of press attitudes towards self-censorship. Demonstration of class bias in newspapers. Explanation of possible changes in language use due to online editions not needing to save money on ink.
Lesson on UK Media Regions
22 Fevereiro 2017, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott
Lesson on how TV, after an initial attempt to "standardise" pronunciation, has become one of the most important factors contributing to the maintaining of regional accents and preferences throughout the country. Demonstration of how even the written press has had to become regionalised, particularly since the post-WWII education boom.
British Regional Variations
20 Fevereiro 2017, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott
Lesson on cultural, social and linguistic differences throughout the United Kingdom. Explanation of importance of accents in forming the notion of "belonging",
Presentation of Essays
15 Fevereiro 2017, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott
Introduction to techniques of essay writing at this level and mistakes to avoid.