Written Communication II
Module: Language proficiency
Matter: Comunicación escrita
Main language of instruction: Spanish
Head instructor
Dr. Santiago JUSTEL - sjustel@uic.es
Office hours
By appointment. In order to make an appointment, please request one by email.
Written Communication II is a 6 ECTS credit subject taught in the second semester of the first year of the degree in Journalism.
Its aim is to provide students with the knowledge of journalistic genres: news, features stories and interview.
No pre-course requirements are needed to enrol in this subject.
Los/as estudiantes:
1. Hablarán y escribirán correctamente.
2. Tendrán un mayor dominio del lenguaje, capacidad creativa y podrán manipularlo de manera eficaz según los objetivos que se propongan.
3. Conocimiento y dominio de los diferentes géneros periodísticos (entrevista, reportaje, magazine, ensayo, artículo de opinión) bajo los diferentes formatos (prensa, radio, televisión).
Introduction to journalistic genres
Information, interpretation, opinionTRAINING ACTIVITY | ECTS CREDITS |
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Focused Praxis. Handing in occasional exercises to learn theory through practice. | 1.5 |
Seminar. This activity will consist of taking an in-depth look at specific up-to-date topics in a monographic manner-in some cases these topics will have been debated socially-, via active work in small groups. | 0.5 |
Lectures. In lectures, lecturers/professors not only transmit content or knowledge, but also, and above all else, attitudes, motivation, skills and values, etc. They also ensure that participants can express their opinions and arguments to the other students. | 4 |
Final exam - 40 %
Exercices - 60 %
Weekly Tests - + 10 %
It is necessary to take at least a 4 in the exam.
In second call: 100 % final exam.
EVALUATION SYSTEM | PERCENTAGE |
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Individual Work | 100% |
Required reading:
Lyon, William (2014): La escritura transparente. Cómo contar historias. Madrid: Libros del KO.
GRIJELMO, A. (2001): El estilo del periodista, Madrid: Taurus.
Recommended reading:
Libros de estilo de El País, ABC, EL Mundo y La Voz de Galicia.
Kapuscinski, Ryszard: Los cínicos no sirven para este oficio.
Vizuete, J. I. A., Caminos, J. M. (2009). Redacción informativa en prensa. Ariel
RANDALL, R. (1999): El periodista universal, Madrid: Siglo Veintiuno de España Editores.