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Welcome to My Class! Name: Molly Mo Yongyi (莫咏仪） moyy@ 公邮: journalism100@163.com Journalistic English Course Mo Yongyi 1st week Introduction to the course What’s news? Useful tools，media and resources Assignment Why the course? know about what’s up update knowledge provide approaches to communication develop learning interest hone the learning skills brush up English build up confidence cultivate critical thinking What to learn? the latest news news genres the form and content of news the features of news sounds, vocabulary, grammar, style, functions of news how to compose news (broadcast and write) comparing and analyzing How to learn? before class keep track on the latest news preparatory listening, reading and viewing in-class sharing, thinking, presentation, group discussion, debate, quiz… after class listening journal, assignments Course Objectives increase the vocabulary power raise four skills in learning English master basic skills to handle news hone critically thinking ability develop problem solving ability learn to cooperate and compete make your own news Course Requirements attendance performance in class preparation and assignments oral presentation listening journal class quizzes (final examination 60%) What’s new recently? look listen watch read source from: / tudou youku What’s news? News is new. News is timely. News has impact. … Can you continue? Read the following definitions News is information about a break from the normal flow of events, an interruption in the expected, a deviation from the norm. News is information people need to make sound decisions about their lives. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons. Stanley Walker (from the New York Herald-Tribune) News, “is more unpredictable than the minds. Sometimes it is the repetition with new characters of tales as old as the pyramids, and again it may be almost outside the common ex