Izlence

Course Code & Number:

ELEP 351

Course Title:

English in the Mass Media

Level:

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:

(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 4 ECTS Credits

Academic Year

2022

Semester

Spring

Catalog Description:

Students will be familiarized with published and online mass communication tools such as newspapers, and magazines; they will recognize the features of language used in mass communication and also they will be able to apply this knowledge in their writing; they will be able to analyse and critically evaluate editorial letters, articles and columns; they will be able to understand the validity and reliability of the news items and articles in mass communication; they will be able to write brief news items, headlines, advertisements, editorial letters by using the language features used in mass communication; and they will also be able to analyse how the target language is used to reflect its own cultural properties by looking into real life samples.

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite

Instructor:

Arzu Kanat Mutluoğlu

Sap Event ID:

50182467

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this class students will be able to;

1)  recognize linguistic features of print and electronic mass media,

2)  analyze editorial letters, articles, and reports,

3)  compare the validity and reliability of electronic and print mass communication sources (i.e. headlines, flash news, articles)

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