| CODE | CST2421 | |||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Reporting 2 | |||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Media and Communications | |||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will build on Reporting I. Work done at home will be based on the students’ knowledge of current affairs and the news behind the news. Who is behind the news items? Who’s pulling the strings? Who are the owners of the medium presenting the news? Various writing styles will be introduced to the students who will carry out exercises to enrich writing skills, vocabulary and use of idioms. Main Text/s: - Keeble, R. (2006). The Newspapers Handbook. 4th edition. London and New York: Routledge. Supplementary readings: - Johnson, S. (1999). Who Moved my Cheese? An amazing way to deal with change in your work and in your life. London: Vermilion - Brown, D. (2004) The Da Vinci Code. London: Corgi - Burgess, A. (2004) Earthly Powers. UK: Vintage - Leonard, E. (2000) Pagan Babies. London: Penguin Books. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | George Cini |
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