AJ93110 Writing for a Student Newspaper

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Wednesday 12:30–14:05 G34
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will be acquainted with both the theory and practice of writing for a student newspaper. They will improve their English writing skills; some submissions will be published in the printed version of The KAArdian (Department of English and American Studies student newspaper) or on the blog (thekaardian.wordpress.com).
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the course and newspaper.
    2. Student newspaper writing: theory; editorial work: problems and challenges, revision and editing. November issue: preparation, article topics.
    3. November issue; pre-publishing tasks. Advanced Writing; role of the author, target reader.
    4. December issue; preparation, article topics. Advanced Writing; forming ideas, coherence, cohesion.
    5. December issue; pre-publishing tasks. Advanced Writing; rhetorical methods, self-evaluation.
    6. Course and coursework evaluation. Creative Writing; literary genres, individual style development, creative writing exercise.
Literature
  • FOWLER, H. W. The little, brown handbook. Edited by Jane E. Aaron - Daniel Anderson. 8th ed. New York: Longman, 2000, xxviii, 96. ISBN 0321075072. info
  • WHITE, Ronald V. Writing : advanced. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987, x, 117. ISBN 0194534073. info
Teaching methods
The course will take the form of a seminar with individual, pair, and group work. Students will perform short tasks related to newspaper writing. As the course will be held only once in two weeks, there will also be an on-line communication established.
Assessment methods
Credits will be given for on-time submission of two articles and/or the performing of secondary tasks which will be agreed on beforehand (proofreading, distribution, PR, among others)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on course enrolment limitations: The seminar is primarily intended for BA students of English Language and Literature.
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