Journalism course online（新闻学概论）课

一、 课程介绍

在当今美国大学的学习中中, 新闻学是最热门的课外活动和学术关注点之一。许多对新闻学

有了解的的学生都进入了法学院或就职于国际知名新闻周刊。即使在常规的大学学习中, 公

众关系和新闻传播的学习以及对信息的获取以及运用也是十分重要的。本课程将针对于美

国大学所需要的学术型写作以及各种类型的写作形式进行全面系统的培训; 同时对名校录取

面试进行辅导并提供专业建议。

课程设置

1.课程时间高效灵活 1.5h x 5

2.课程形式丰富多样(讲座/研讨会/小组)

3.大牛教授亲自进行面试指导和写作作业的精心批改辅导, 口语写作能力飞速提升

4.小班教学 线上直播授课, 距离不再是问题

二、 适合人群

1.想丰富自己课外活动经历作为申请加分点，准备申请美国本科的高中生;

2.提高自己的论文写作能力, 学习掌握各种类型写作的大学生;

3.希望融入美国大学生活以至于为后来的美国职场生活和西方国际社会生活做铺垫的学生;

4. 对传媒新闻学，学术写作，政治学，社会学，法律以及全球媒体感兴趣的学生

5. 适合任何没有相关专业基础的学生

三、 学生收获

1.掌握各种类型写作的逻辑和技巧，不再惧怕大大小小的 essay 和 report

2.提升面试技巧, 增强语言能力, 更加从容自信的面对面试官

3.正确搜寻运用互联网资源并正确评估其作用，为成为国际化公民适应国际社会奠定基础

4.了解新闻传播的基本过程，包括编辑采访研究的具体细节

5. 申请留学时的文书材料和 cv 会给招生官留下深刻印象
四、 课程亮点
1.提高学生的阶段性学习能力以及对专业知识的了解程度

2.名校大牛教授直播授课，密切交流学习

3.口语写作一起攻克，全面系统培训能力升级

4. 课后布置家庭作业，课上及时反馈，实操和讲解同时进行，使学生更加深度学习课程。

五、 外教背景（固定模式）
L 教授 耶鲁大学学士（英语哲学双专业）

牛津大学硕士在读（哲学）

为美国时代周刊，石板报和得克萨斯周刊撰写专业文章

为哈佛出版社和耶鲁政治发表期刊

获 2020 罗德奖学金

辅导学生成功申请耶鲁大学和约翰霍普金斯大学

六、 样本大纲
CLASS SCHEDULE

Class Title Learning Activities Assignment Due/Revision/Test

Lesson No. 1: ● Introduction (lecture): What does a N/A

“Anatomy of an journalist do?
Article,” 1.5 hours ○ Watergate story
○ Purpose of journalism
○ Skills
● Overview of the class
● Anatomy of an article: Reading
(short NYT news article) and
discussion
● Interviewing and note-taking
exercise

Lesson No. 2: ● Brief lecture on journalistic ethics Interview a friend or family member
“Profile,” 1.5 hours ● Discussion of readings; what makes Read two articles (TBD)
a good profile?
● Lead-writing exercise using
homework OR Ex Libris style
● Physical description exercise using
 homework

Lesson No. 3: ● Brief lecture on the distinction Assignment 1: Profile (~500 words)
“Opinion,” 1.5 between news and opinion Read two articles (TBD – one news, one
hours ● Discussion of readings (news vs. opinion)
opinion)
● Writing exercise: watch video of an
event (TBD) and then write the
beginning of a news article about it
(who/what/when/where/why)
● Then, with a partner, formulate an
interesting argument related to the
news event
● Workshop: 3 student pieces

Lesson No. 4: ● Lecture on the different styles and Assignment 2: Opinion (500-1,000 words)
“Style and forms within journalism: breaking Read two articles (TBD – creative
Structure,” 1.5 news vs. opinion vs. news analysis structures)
hours vs. feature vs. long-form vs. review
vs. reported memoir. New forms
introduced by social media
● Discussion of readings and creative
structures that differ from
traditional news piece
● Workshop: 4 student pieces

Lesson No. 5: ● Lecture on freelancing, pitching, Revision of one of the assignments (profile
“Publication sourcing, fact-checking, copy- or opinion piece)
Process,” 1.5 hours editing, and publishing. Mention Read two articles (TBD)
photo and audio journalism.
● Discussion of readings and sample
pitches (to be distributed in class)
● Group exercise: practice fact-
checking and copy-editing a sample
article
● Workshop: 3 student pieces
● Brainstorming: each student makes
a list of issues/people/ideas they
might want to write about someday,
shares one with class
七、 课程截图
八、 微信群服务截图 （固定版）
九、 反馈报告截图
十、 好评截图（固定版）