Course: Language and Media

Week: 3

Topic: The Functions of Language and Media

Lesson Learning Outcome: Students are able to explain again about the relationship between
Language and Media through the function of language

Teaching and Learning Activities:

Before class: The lecturer shares the video : Introduction to Media Literacy: Crash Course
Media Literacy #1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD7N-1Mj-DU and reading summary
made by students based on the suggested reading texts : 10 Functions Of Language In
Linguistics https://notesread.com/functions-of-language/ Five Functions Of Language (Leech,
1974) https://www.ukessays.com/essays/english-language/five-functions-of-language-english-
language-essay.php

Media (Mass Communication) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_(communication). The

lecturer may also give his/her feedback on the previous meeting’s discussion using other media
such as WA Group.

1. Opening (10 minutes)

2. Students read lecturer’s feedback, and their friends’ presentation slides or reading summary.
Then, using SIKOLA forum, they comment and ask questions to the lecturer and their friends,
and answer questions about their presentation. Lecturer monitors the discussion process, answers
students’ questions, gives direction or information as necessary. (75 minutes)
3. Closing (15 minutes)

Suggested Reading and watching:

a. New Media Theory - Cinema and Media Studies -

Oxford...www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo...
b. What is New Media? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fkIrRJoO1I
c. The Rise of Social Media https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt-weJY9IJI