Weekly outline
- General
- 1. 12 September - 18 September
1. 12 September - 18 September
Introduction and Orientation
1. Introducing the course and syllabus
2. Introducing yourself / Breaking the ice
3. Grouping the class in fours
4. Choosing the group/class leader
5. Joining the class LINE group
6. Taking the online vocabulary tests:
(1) http://word.easytest.com.tw/
(2) http://testyourvocab.com/ - 2. 19 September - 25 September
- 3. 26 September - 2 October
- 4. 3 October - 9 October
- 5. 10 October - 16 October
- 6. 17 October - 23 October
6. 17 October - 23 October
Reading news articles for information
The Inverted Pyramid & the 5 W’s and 1H
- 7. 24 October - 30 October
- 8. 31 October - 6 November
- 9. 7 November - 13 November
- 10. 14 November - 20 November
10. 14 November - 20 November
International News: Disasters
“Search for Missing in Taiwan after Earthquake Topples Buildings” (CNN)
- 11. 21 November - 27 November
- 12. 28 November - 4 December
12. 28 November - 4 December
Newspaper Leads (Continued)
1. What are good leads?
2. Discussion: Which are good/bad leads?
*Hand in assignment #2 *繳交作業(2) - 13. 5 December - 11 December
13. 5 December - 11 December
International News: Politics
“Kim Yo-jong and North Korea’s Secret Weapon” (BBC)
- 14. 12 December - 18 December
14. 12 December - 18 December
How to organize a news story
Four major types of news structures: Inverted-Pyramid Style
- 15. 19 December - 25 December
15. 19 December - 25 December
How to organize a news story
Four major types of news structures: Hourglass Style
- 16. 26 December - 1 January
16. 26 December - 1 January
How to organize a news story
Four major types of news structures: Feature Leads & Ending with a Twist
*繳交小組新聞短片。
- 17. 2 January - 8 January
- 18. 9 January - 15 January
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