新闻英语示范课

Close readingPulitzer Prize winningStories ZhaiZhengBeijingForeignStudiesUniversity Who When Where Collegestudentsmajoringinjournalism inparticular internationaljournalism and orEnglishInBeiwai thiscourseisofferedtothird yearjournalismmajors What Overview Fundamentalsofjournalism EnglishlanguageAppreciate Think Reproduce Spokenandcriticism2 3weeks unit What Objectives StudyingthewritingstylesofsomepopularjournalismgenresAppreciatingidiomaticlanguageandthepowerofwordsPickingupthetoolsforanalyzingjournalisticwritingImprovingcross culturalawarenessandskillsincross culturalcommunicationDevelopingcriticalthinkingskills Why Closereadingwell writtenjournalisticpiecesisagoodchoiceReadingtheoriginaltextofPulitzer winningstoriesisagoodwaytoimproveEnglishproficiencyPulitzer winningstoriesenticeustothinkcriticallyIntegratingEnglishlanguagetrainingwiththedevelopmentofJournalisticskillset How Students Feedback Itleadsthestudenttoreadthearticlesinacomprehensiveway includinghowtolookattheissueitself theculturaldifferencesbetweentheEastandWestreflectedinit andtheauthor swritingstyle Theemphasisofsomelanguageusageisverypracticalandusefulforstudentstohaveasenseofjournalisticwritingstyle How Students Feedback 为学生提供了一整套学习的方法 优秀的新闻作品太多了 能摘录到这个课本的只是沧海之一粟 但是有了这套精读英语新闻作品的方法 学生就能自己在课下 通过 这个流程 来分析其他的文章 学会分析和总结 要比总是泛泛地阅读收获更大 How Students Feedback 这一单元 让我对该报道的主题有了全面的了解 从文章背景知识 作者背景 报纸背景到中西文化比较 再到精妙的语言点讲解 像一桌盛宴 以一篇普利策奖实例以小见大 对国际新闻报道有比较全面的了解 How Week0 PreparationLearningabouttheparticularjournalismcategoryanditscharacteristicsLearningaboutthesocial culturalbackgroundofthestoryLearningaboutthereporterandnewspaperProbingonsomegenericquestions GenericQuestions Whatisthestoryabout Howisitnarratedorpresented Isitclearlypresented Isthereenoughevidencetosupporttheidea Fromwhoseperspective s isthestorynarrated Arethereanyvagueorambiguousterms Haveyougainedabetterunderstandingofthetopicdiscussedafterreadingthisstory How Week1 Firstclassmeeting macro levelstudy journalisticskills StudentpresentationDiscussiononthebackground themeandperspectiveofthestoryMindmap overallstructure storyflow Assignment writingtask Chineseorcross culturalperspective AWife sStrugglewithCancerTakesanUnexpectedToll How Week2 Secondclassmeeting micro levelstudy languageskills Whyisthewritingpowerful ConciselanguageCloselyknitconstructionShow Don ttell In classexerciseontheuseoflanguage paraphrasing translation Brainstorming biasandlimitations ConciseLanguage AWife sStruggleWithCancerTakesAnUnexpectedTollAsLizzieO DonnellRecovered TensionsRoseinMarriage AngryWordsintheICU ATruceOverTwinBeds CloselyKnitConstruction Intheirmorethanthreedecadestogether oneissuehasposedthebiggestthreattoJamesandElizabethO Donnell smarriage cancer Nearly10yearsago Mrs O Donnellfoundalumpinherbreast wasdiagnosedwithadvancedbreastcancerandtoldshehadonlya5 chanceofsurvivingthenextyear Sheprovedthedoctorswrong nowconsideredcancer free Wehadthesamegoal Mrs O Donnellsays tokeepourfamilytogether Hersurvivalcameataprice chronichealthproblems ThecancerandrelatedhealthproblemshaveputtheO Donnells marriageundersiege Show Don ttell theycelebratedtheir33rdweddinganniversary Theystillliketotakelongdrivestogether exploreoldhomesandfindanewrestauranttotry Onarecentday Mr O Donnell dressedinkhakisandabluepoloshirt bringsoutlemonadeandtheysitnexttooneanotheronwoodchairspaintedthesamelimegreenastheporch theirfeettouchingunderthetable Lastmonth Show Don ttell Mr O Donnellreadtheinformationinapanic hiseyeswellingupwithtears Butwhenhelookedup hewasshockedtofindthathiswifehadasmileonherface Jimmy shesaid hervoiceupbeat Idon thavecancer Thepityandsadnesshefeltseeingherlyinginthehospitalbedquicklygavewaytoanotheremotion anger Whyareyousmiling herecallsdemanding hisvoicerisingtoayell Youhaveheartfailure Youcoulddie IfMrs O Donnellwasahalf hourlatefromashoppingtrip herhusbandfearedtheworstandlosthistemperwhenshereturned Hekeptaskingdoctorsquestionsatappointments longafterMrs O Donnellfelttherewasaneed ByApril1996 whenMrs O Donnellwasadmittedtothehospitaltoawaitherhearttransplant shenolongertoldhimwhenthedoctorswouldbecomingtoseeher Shegavehimonlythebroadestoutlinesofwhatthedoctorssaid How Week3 optional Thirdc