ENGLISH.

PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION

OF A JOURNALIST

АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК.

ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОЕ ОБЩЕНИЕ ЖУРНАЛИСТА

Учебное пособие

с электронным приложением

УДК

ББК

Авторы:

Е.П. Смыковская (Unit 1);

Н.Н. Корзюк (Unit 2, 3);

Л.В. Волковинская, И.В. Пасюкевич (Unit 4);

М.Н. Одноклубова (Unit 5);

О.В. Лущинская (Unit 6)

Рецензенты:

доцент кафедры английской филологии УО «Гродненский государственный университет имени Янки Купалы» Ж.А. Короткевич, кандидат педагогических наук, доцент;

доцент кафедры речеведения и теории коммуникации Минского государственного лингвистического университета, Т.А. Сысоева, кандидат филологических наук, доцент

Под общей редакцией

О.В. Лущинской

Английский язык. Профессиональное общение журналиста = English. Professional Communication of a Journalist: учеб. пособие с электрон. приложением / Е.П. Смыковская [и др.]; под общ. ред. О.В. Лущинской. – Минск : БГУ, 2013. – 295 с. : ил.

Учебное пособие реализует принципы дискурсного подхода в преподавании иностранного языка. Оно нацелено на совершенствование и развитие навыков и умений иноязычного устного и письменного общения: подготовку презентаций, проведение дискуссий, работу над проектами, написание эссе, новостных газетных сообщений и др.

Данное пособие знакомит будущих журналистов с основами и особенностями профессиональной деятельности; подготовкой специалистов СМИ за рубежом; особенностями веб-журналистики и др. Разработанные задания и упражнения в пособии вовлекают студентов в журналистскую работу, создавая для них реальные условия будущей деятельности.

Contents

Introductory word ……………………………………………………...		4
Symbols used in the book ……………………………………………		5
UNIT I	The profession of a journalist ……………………….	6
UNIT II	Training for journalism abroad ………………………	41
UNIT III	Print media ……………………………………………	64
UNIT IV	Radio and television in Great Britain and the USA ...	105
UNIT V	Online journalism ……………………………………..	133
UNIT VI	News writing …………………………………………..	180
Supplement …………………………………………………………….		233
Key ……………………………………………………………………...		285
Reference………………………………………………………………		296

Introductory word

Dear students,

You have chosen one of the most interesting spheres of our life – journalism – as a future career. In no time you will graduate from the university and some of you will work in print media, others will choose broadcast media or, maybe, online journalism, but all of you will work with people and for the good of these people.

So, to become a real specialist in journalism you need to be knowledgeable and to acquire professional skills. This book aims at providing you with some knowledge in the field of journalism as well as developing certain skills necessary for your future career.

The purpose of your English studies is both to further develop a good command of the English language in the sphere of Mass Media and to learn more about journalism using your knowledge and abilities to speak, to write, to read and to listen in English. To be more specific, you will practice your skills in making video projects related to journalism; conducting interviews and writing articles on the basis of these interviews; participating in different discussions on journalistic topics; writing news stories, etc.

This book is made up of six Units; each one is devoted to a particular topic connected with journalism and includes the following structural components: Vocabulary File aimed at the language development; Grammar File, which provides you with some theoretical material for revision as well as practical tasks; Reading and Discussing; Watching Video; Listening; Translation and Writing. Besides, each Unit has such rubrics as Careers File and Ethics File, which provide you with, on the one hand, interesting information about possible careers in different fields of journalism and, on the other hand, ethics appropriate for these careers. More than that, each Unit has its own peculiarities, contains interesting facts, various tasks and creative activities for you to do. To evaluate the knowledge and skills you acquired and developed while working with each Unit, you are suggested an Achievement Test. Each Unit is supported with Useful Vocabulary, which includes words and word combinations you need to remember.

At the end of this book you can find the Supplement, which has a number of additional texts for reading and doing tasks for each Unit.

We wish you good luck in your studies and hope that you will enjoy while working with the material of this book and develop your skills in the English language as well as master your professional skills.

The authors