Bbetween Languages 2017- English and MEDIA: Press - Badge
Name
Bbetween Languages 2017- English and MEDIA: Press.
Issuer
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca.
Issued since 22 December 2017.
Description
The holder of this Badge has acquired competencies relating to the comprehension of the press through critical reading of newspapers in paper form in the English language. These competencies have been acquired by taking part in the Bbetween Languages 2017 - English and MEDIA: Press pathway. The pathway is intended for anyone who possesses linguistic competencies in English equivalent to levels B1 - B2. This pathway consists of 4 lessons lasting approximately two hours each, and proposes: acquisition of linguistic competencies in the register of journalism; acquisition of vocabulary and terminologies from the language of journalism; it also involves the carrying out of the following activities: reading and comprehension of written texts in the English language; oral communication in the English language; writing in the English language; and of the following specific activities: analysis of different types of English daily newspapers; in-depth analysis of the content and of the language of the individual daily newspapers; analysis of the headlines of the various articles; study of the structure and content of articles published in newspapers.
Badge Criteria
The Bbetween Languages 2017-English and MEDIA: Press is an activity Badge. It is issued to students and employees of the University, as well as others, who have attended the projection and taken an active part in 6 hours of lessons out of the 8 programmed for the pathway. The pathway is open to everyone, and an English Language: level B1-B2 is required on starting. The pathway is activated with a minimum of 15 enrolments and is divided into several classes to enable the participation of everyone who has enrolled.
Skills
The holder of this Badge has demonstrated that he/she knows possesses and knows how to use the following SKILLS: ability to express his/ herself both written and orally in the English language; ability to communicate and conduct critical analysis in the English language; ability to understand the press; and the following SOFT SKILLS: creativity in communicating; pro-activity; teamwork. The holder of this Badge has also acquired aspects of KNOWLEDGE relating to: discernment of the editorial line of a newspaper publisher; critical reading of the implicit and/or explicit ideological content of a newspaper publisher; ordering information in a hierarchy.
Tags
Foreignlanguage, EnglishLanguage, Press