English for International Journalists

ISBN-13: 9780415609685 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 192 str.

Heather Purdey; Mike Gandon; Heather Purdey

Opis

This text provides a structured, step by step guide for non-native speakers learning to use English for the purposes of journalism across all media. It is supported by online resources concentrating on the spoken word, intonation and pronunciation.

Recenzje

'English is such an irregular language. Its arcane rules about articles, for example, are difficult for even native English speakers - and I, for one, have a tough time explaining those rules to students...Mike Gandon takes on these challenges in a readable, accessible manner. For my money, the section on articles (Chap. 4, pp. 30-34) is worth the price of the book. Gandon uses examples, canvassing possible erroneous usages and explaining clearly why they're incorrect before offering his "Rewrite" - the correct answer. He does this patiently, with repeated line-by-line analyses of real news stories. An English-as-a-second-language writer can refer back to them time and time again until correct idiomatic usage becomes second nature...All in all, English for International Journalists is a commendable package.' Peter H. Martyn, Canadian Journal for Media Studies

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Making Contact  3. Interviewing  4. Some Tricky Grammar  5. Prepositions  6. Phrasal Verbs  7. The Language of Journalism  8. Broadcast Language  9. Comment, Opinion and Blogs  10. The Language of Sustained Argument  11. The Language of Impartial Reporting  12. Sensitive Language  13. Specialist Reporting  14. The Language of the Newsroom  15. Fun Phrases  16. Common Mistakes  17. Answers to Exercises  18. Self Diagnostic Test  19. Self Diagnostic Test – Answer Key  20.Self Diagnostic Test – Score Indicator