Course Overview
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Course Synopsis
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Journalistic writing is a preparatory course designed to develop writing and editing skills specifically. We will concentrate on such language skills concerns as spelling, vocabulary, eliminating wordiness and trite expressions, using verbs correctly and effectively, distinguishing between words that are sometimes hyphenated or used as one or two words, syntax, grammar, punctuation, style, and editing.
The course will help students in developing and enhancing the capabilities of writing in journalistic mode.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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At the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Write effective paragraphs, memos, reports, letters, columns, articles, editorial, feature, documentary, press releases, reviews, interviewing skills, obituaries and other pieces of writing.
- Know how to mutate and mold rough draft of writing after applying the good editorial and proofreading skills.
- Apply their knowledge of a range of basic tools and techniques to assist at each stage of the planning, production and delivery.
- Know how to handle complex issues of writing and putting the ideas onto paper in form of editorial, review, columns, obituaries or newspaper policy.
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Course Calendar
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1
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Introduction to Journalistic Writing
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2
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Qualities of Good Writers
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3
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Qualities of Good Writers (II)
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4
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Qualities of Good Writing
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5
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Qualities of Good Writing (II)
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7
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The Process of Writing (II)
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9
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Dictionary - A writer's language tool
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Quiz-1
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12
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Active and Passive Voice
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13
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Modifiers and Sentence Types
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Assignment
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15
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Grammatical Sentence - Issues
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16
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Grammatical Sentence - Issues (II)
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18
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Style: Guideline and Pitfalls (I)
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19
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Style: Guideline and Pitfalls (II)
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Quiz-2
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20
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Paragraph Writing: Types and Techniques
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21
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Paragraph Writing: Types and Techniques (II)
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Mid-Term
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25
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Writing Styles: Report and Narrative Writing
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26
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Writing Styles: Descriptive and Persuasive Writing
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27
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Research Writing and Documenting Sources
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28
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Summary and Précis Writing
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31
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Reading Skills for Writers
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33
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The Language of Newspaper
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34
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News Writing and Style (I)
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GDB
Quiz-3
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39
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Writing Articles for Newspapers
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Quiz-4
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42
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Broadcast and Web News Writing
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43
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Writing Press Release, Reviews and Obituaries
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44
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The Art of Interviewing
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Final Term Examinations
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