Deadline: 10-Jan-21
Are you interested in improving your English while practising the essentials of journalism with a U.S. professor? Improve your English grammar, vocabulary and writing skills through exciting topics in journalism and world news. Press Club Belarus and the U.S. Embassy Minsk are pleased to announce a free online course “English for Journalists”.
Sponsored by the Department of State and developed in partnership with the Voice of America and the University of California, Berkeley, this 8-week course will help you improve your language skills and learn about key topics that are essential to journalists working around the world. Self-paced individual work will be supplemented by weekly online sessions with a local English language instructor and a guest lecturer Dr. Maggie Sokolik, Director of the College Writing Programs at University of California, Berkeley.
English for Journalists offers instruction in English language development for students who are studying journalism, or working journalists who want to improve their English proficiency. Students with a basic understanding and interest in journalism are encouraged to sign up. Sponsored by the Department of State and developed in partnership with the Voice of America and the University of California, Berkeley, this 8- week course will help participants improve language skills and learn about key topics that are essential to journalists working around the world.
Course Objectives
- At the end of the course, participants will understand current issues facing journalists globally, improve their English vocabulary and grammar in order to write more effective stories and communicate more effectively in interviews and reports.
Course Content
- In this communicative course, participants will discuss topics that are essential to journalists: the job of a journalist, ethics in journalism, inclusive journalism, local vs. global journalism, citizen journalism and others.
- They will master English vocabulary, idioms, and grammar, and develop English speaking and presentation skills.
Criteria
The participants should meet the following criteria:
- Be citizens of Belarus.
- Have an intermediate – upper-intermediate English language level (this is NOT a course for beginners).
- Be willing to commit to spending up to 3-4 hours per week over an 8-week period of the course.
- Be willing to participate in online individual and group sessions facilitated by a local English language instructor and a guest expert.
For more information, visit https://by.usembassy.gov/free-online-course-english-for-journalists/
