Instructors: Orla Mac Mahon
Event type: Seminar
Displayed in timetable as:
Hours per week: 28
Credits: 3,0
Language of instruction: English
Min. | Max. participants: 5 | 25
More information: If you are unfamiliar with the language centre then please visit our website (https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/sprachenzentrum/einstufung-anmeldung.html) where you will find information on our obligatory placement test. Course Description: How are news stories portrayed in different types of media around the world? Why are some stories trending while others are being ignored? We will discuss news as it’s happening around the world and explore how social media has changed the way we produce and consume news. Course material will be based on articles and videos from news sources. Students will be required to read/ watch an article or video and prepare vocabulary exercises each week. The course will be conducted through a mixture of Zoom and Unicommsy. You will be sent a Zoom link at least a day before the seminar starts.
Comments/contents: How are news stories portrayed in different types of media around the world? Why are some stories trending while others are being ignored? We will discuss news as it’s happening around the world and explore how social media has changed the way we produce and consume news. Course material will be based on articles and videos from news sources. Students will be required to read/ watch an article or video and prepare vocabulary exercises each week. The course will be conducted through a mixture of Zoom and Unicommsy. You will be sent a Zoom link at least a day before the seminar starts.
