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英美报刊选读unit1

课程名称

英美报刊导读

授课对象

2013级本科生

授课教师

韩美英

职称

讲师

授课时间

2014-2015学年第2学期

课程类别

公共必修课程

授课方式

全日制教学

考核方式

考试（√）；考查（）

课程教学

总学时数

32学时

学分数

2学分

学时分配

课堂讲授学时；实验课学时

教科书

教科书名称

新编英语报刊导读

作者

朱锡明王翠珍刘丽

出版社及

出版时间

2011年复旦大学出版社

参

考

资

料

1.新编英语报刊导读

2.英语报刊阅读教程

延边大学教案

第1周，第1次课

章节

名称

UnitOneIntroductiontoEnglishNews

授课

方式

全日制教学

教　学

时　数

2学时

教学

目的

要求

1.TolearnaboutthebasicconceptsinEnglishjournalism.

2.TograspsometechniquesinreadingandunderstandingEnglishnewspapersandmagazines.

教学

重点

难点

Howtoexpandthestudents’Englishvocabularyincludingtheacronymofthewell-knowninternationalorganizationsandassociations.

教学

方法

手段

1.Investigatethestudents’knowledgeaboutthebasicconceptsaboutthemassmediaandthenteachthemwhattheyhavenoideaof.

2.AssignstudentstoreadsomeEnglishnewspapersofChina,suchas21stCentury,ChinaDaily,ShanghaiDaily,etc.andrequirethemtoreportsomeimportantnewsinclass.

3.Leadthestudentstoparticipateincommentaryoncurrentaffairsandencouragethemtopresenttheirdiscussioninclass.

教学基本内容、过程、学时分配；课堂讨论、练习、作业

备注

WarmupQuestions:

1.DoyoureadanyEnglishnewspapersormagazines?

Andwhatkindofnewsarticlesattractyou?

2.WhatEnglishwordcomesintoyourmindwhenyouselectthiscourse?

TeachingProcesses

1.Thedefinitionofjournalism

（1）Thecollecting,writing,editing,andpresentationofnewsornewsarticlesinnewspapersandmagazinesandinradioandtelevisionbroadcasts.

（2）Materialwrittenforpublicationinanewspaperormagazineorforbroadcast.

（3）Thestyleofwritingcharacteristicofmaterialinnewspapersandmagazines,consistingofdirectpresentationoffactsoroccurrenceswithlittleattemptatanalysisorinterpretation.

（4）Newspapersandmagazines.

（5）Anacademiccoursetrainingstudentsinjournalism.

（6）Writtenmaterialofcurrentinterestorwidepopularappeal.

2.Themassmediatoday

Communication

theprocessofsharingideas,information,andmessageswithothersinaparticulartimeandplace.

Formsofcommunication

（1）verbalcommunication（writingandtalking）

（2）nonverbalcommunication（facialexpression,bodylanguage）

（3）visualcommunication（picturesandimages）

（4）electroniccommunication（telephonecalls,Emails,

cableTV,satellitebroadcasts...）

3.MassCommunicationMedia

Whatisamedium?

Thechannelthroughwhichamessagetravelsfromthesourcetothereceiver.

WhatisMassCommunication?

Theprocessbywhichacomplexorganization,withtheaidofoneormoremachinesproducespublicmessagesthatareaimedatlargeheterogeneous（ofdifferentkinds）,andscatteredaudience.

WhatisMassmedia?

Themeansofcommunicationthatcanreachmanypeopleatatimeeitherbyprintedmaterialsorelectronicwaves.Theseincludenewspapers,magazines,books,radio,television,movie,publicrelationandadvertising.

4.Newsvalueandpublicinterest

Newsvaluereferstotheimportanceofthefactsanddetailsinthenewsthatsatisfythepublic’sinterestinnews.

Publicinterestmeansthedegreeofattentionthatreaderspaytothenewsreports.

Newspapereditorsdeterminethenewsworthinessofareportbythefollowingprinciples:

A）Timeliness

Isitarecentdevelopmentorisitoldnews?

B）Proximity接近,亲近

Isthestoryrelevanttolocalreaders?

C）Conflicts

Istheissuedeveloping?

Hasitbeenresolved

ordoesanybodycare?

D）Prominence（eminence）突出,显著

Arenoteworthypeopleinvolved?

E）Consequenceorimpact

Whateffectwillthestoryhaveonreaders?

F）Humaninterest

Doesitcontainunique,interestingelements?

Emotionsofreaders:

curious,dramatic,etc.

5.Otherfactorsdeterminingnewsvalue

Instinctsofeditorsandreporters

Theaudience

Thenewshole

Availabilityofnews

Philosophyofthemediaoutlet

Pressurefrompublishers

Influenceofadvertisers

Competitionamongmedia

6.Somecategoriesofnews

Intermsofmedia:

newspapercoverage（magazine,radio,TV,etc.）

Intermsofarea:

international,domestic,local,etc.

Intermsofnature:

political,economic,sports,cultural,life,etc.

Intermsoftimeliness:

hardnewsvs.softnews

Intermsofstyle:

spotnews最新消息,newsfeatures,etc.

7.Hardnewsvs.Softnews

Hardnewsgenerallyreferstoup-to-the-minutenewsandeventsthatarereportedimmediately.

Softnewsisbackgroundinformationorhuman-intereststories,whichappealtopeople’scuriosity,sympathy,skepticism,oramazement.

Examplesofsoftnews:

ChinagovernmentpresentedSpainwithtwopandas

Alocalresidentwhohasasmallpartina

star-studdedmovie

subjectmatter

Politics,war,economicsandcrimeusedtobeconsideredhardnews,whilearts,entertainmentandlifestyleswereconsideredsoftnews.

Blurringdemarcationline:

Isastoryabouttheprivatelifeofapolitician"politics"or"entertainment"?

Isanarticleabout“Tycoonbuyslootedtreasurefornation”a"business"storyora"culturallegacy"story?

Judgingsolelyonsubjectmatter,itcanbedifficulttotell

thetoneofpresentation

Ahardnewsstorytakesafactualapproach:

Whathappened?

Whowasinvolved?

Whereandwhendidithappen?

Why?

Asoftnewsstorytriesinsteadtoentertainoradvisethereader.YoumayhavecomeacrossnewspaperorTVstoriesthatpromise"newsyoucanuse."

Examples:

①Tipsonhowtostretchproperlybeforeexercising;

②Whattolookforwhenbuyinganewcomputer.

8.NewsofPublicInterest

Domesticpolitics（suchaselection,passageoflaws,nationalpeople’scongress,etc.）

Domesticeconomy（suchastaxcuts,employment,salaryincreases,interestrate,etc.）

Internationalevents（suchaswars,regionalconflicts,terroristattacks,etc.）

Disastersandaccidents（suchasfloods,earthquakes,tsunamis,birdflu,etc.）

Socialevents（suchascrime,illegaldrugs,educationreform,marriage,etc.）

Homework

Questionsfordiscussion

1.Whatisnews?

Whataresomecategoriesofnews?

2.Whatarethesourceandnatureofnews?

3.Whatkindsofnewsarepeoplegenerallyinterestedin?

4.Whatarethefiveelementsofnews?

Howaretheypresentedinanewsstory?

5.Whatisnewsvalue?

Whataresomebasicelementsofnewsvalue?

6.Whataretheaspectsofnewsthatcancatchandreflectthepublicinterest?

7.Canthenewsreportsinawesternnewspaperbetruly"fairandobjective"?

Why?

8.Whatiseminenceorprominenceinthenewsworthiness?

Whataretheotherfactorsthatdeterminewhethernewsstoryispursuedandfinallypublishedinalocalnewspaper?