Speaking and News Media

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the action of conveying information or expressing one’s thoughts and feelings in spoken language

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Speaking

Question 2

It is a type of speaking activity that involves learners speaking for longer periods of time and in a freer form than controlled speaking practice.

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Extended Speaking

Question 3

activities in the classroom can include speaking games such as ‘Just a minute’, presentations and discussions led by learners, interviews, and informal conversation. Jigsaw reading or listening tasks may also give an opportunity for extended speaking.

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Extended Speaking

Question 4

media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public – cannot be disconnected from the subjects and events they report on

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News Media

Question 5

once an indicator and a propagator of the state of affairs in any given society, it serves as both “a mirror and an agent” (Galvano IDB 2015)

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News Media

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professional and ethical values of news journalism

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-Accuracy
-Fairness
-Balance
-Impartiality

Question 7

Tips for Radio

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1. Prepare ahead of time
2. Conduct mock interviews and get feedback from friends or colleagues
3. Draft the essential points or key messages and practice them
4. Avoid long sentences, using sharp short bites that get the point across quickly and effectively
5. Pre-empt challenging questions that can be answered by general, but accurate responses.

Question 8

the most beautiful fraud in the world

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Cinema

Question 9

Cinematic Terms

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-Theme
-Message
-Metaphor
-Subtext
-Motivation
-Motif
-Point of View

Question 10

an assortment of broad ideas and allusions that are established by repetition of technical and linguistic means throughout the film such as alienation, power and control, transcendence through romantic achievements and the likes.

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Theme

Question 11

the director wants to convey.

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Message

Question 12

elements that represent something different from their explicit meanings.

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Metaphor

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It is messages that are sometimes beneath the surface and often unintended. It covey an altogether different meaning than the intended message.

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Subtexts

Question 14

justifications given in the film for the presence of an element.

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Motivation

Question 15

an element repeated in a movie such that it acquires a symbolic meaning

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Motif

Question 16

film in general told from a particular perspective

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Point of View

Question 17

the process in which film is analyzed in terms of semiotics, narrative structure, cultural context, and mise-en-scene, among other approaches

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Film Analysis

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Common Approaches to Film Analysis:

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1. Semiotic analysis
2. Narrative structure analysis
3. Contextual analysis
4. Mise-en-scene analysis

Question 19

It is an analysis of meaning behind signs and symbols, typically involving metaphors, analogies, and symbolism.

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Semiotic analysis

Question 20

It is an analysis of the story elements, including plot structure, character motivations, and theme. Like the dramatic structure of literature (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution), film has what is known as the Three-Act Structure: “Act One: Setup, Act Two: Confrontation, and Act Three: Resolution.”

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Narrative structure analysis

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It is an analysis of the film as part of a broader context. Think about the culture, time, and place of the film’s creation.

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Contextual analysis

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It is an analysis of the arrangement of compositional elements in film—essentially, the analysis of audiovisual elements that most distinctly separate film analysis from literary analysis.

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Mise-en-scene analysis

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include (but are not limited to): props and costumes, setting, lighting, camera angles, frames, special effects, choreography, music, color values, depth, placement of characters, etc.

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Audiovisual elements