Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Written Communication I
Other languages of instruction: Spanish
Teaching staff
Introduction
To communicate with correctness and accuracy criteria is a core competency for any journalist. This competition requires not only skill, but above all, technical and practical. Any journalistic communication is established on the basis of written communication that provides security, clarity and depth. So, just on the basis of correctness in language and written communication, you can set the performance of the journalistic profession.
With the subject of Written Communication students will understand the importance of communication and every factor that integrates it; will acquire tools for generating content and organization and transmission of data, facts and arguments; will learn the keys of storytelling and writing techniques; will develop their creativity; and will practice with both text analysis as with their own writing style.
Pre-course requirements
No pre-course requirements are needed to enrol in this subject.
Objectives
- Learn to generate content and to relate it to other knowledge.
- Properly structure ideas within a text.
- Knowing argue with solidity, depth, and coherence.
- Write correctly and accurately, acquire knowledge about the narrative techniques and understand its relevance.
- Knowing the contents of orthographic and syntactic rules.
- Making the most of the language for effective communication in accordance with established objectives.
- Experiment with different narrative genres (narrative, short story, flash fiction, drama, poetry) and understand the characteristics and potential of each.
- Differentiate the spoken text from the read one.
- Improve one's writing style and understand the effect of certain stylistic and narrative choices.
- Being able to share their own texts.
- Learning to listen to critics and to extract what adds value.
- Analyze texts in a constructive and reasoned manner.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- 06 CG - The ability to read, analyze and synthesize
- 15 CE - Lingustic ability in Catalan, Spanish and English
- 17 CE - The ability to produce spoken and written texts for journalistic projects
- 29 CE - The ability to understand and apply different journalistic genres and formats
- 38 CE - Knowledge and mastery of concepts, data, statistics and economic graphs
- 40 CE - Knowledge and mastery of the use of language
- 45 CE - The ability and capacity to give a creative form to a journalistic message
Learning outcomes of the subject
- They will speak and write correctly.
- They will have a greater command of language, creativity and can effectively manipulate it according to the proposed objectives.
- They will have knowledge of rhetorical possibilities of language and its power effect on the reader.
- They will know how to analyze the narrative intentions hatched behind a text.
Syllabus
Content of the narration and writing classes (Carla Grace)
- Communication: foundations, factors and objectives
- Read as a writer: text analysis
- The writing process. Generate, choose and sort content, write, edit
- Explore the rhetorical source. Theme and idea
- Th point of view
- Narrative structures
- Good writing: paragraphs, phrases, style, grammar, lexicon, cohesion, punctuation
- Background and form: figurative language. The literary language in journalism.
- Rhythm, tone and formalism
- Written communication and oral communication
- Objectivity and subjectivity
- Editing a text and rewriting
Spelling course contents (Carolina Serra)
- The accentuation
- Standards and punctuation
- Capitalization
- Use of several letters in particular
- Interference with the Catalan
- Resource and referral sources (it will be reinforced over the entire course)
- Vocabulary (will be reinforced along the entire course)
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
The course consists of three sections: writing classes, workshop and a course of spelling.
To approve you must also attend at least 80% of classes.
The writing portion has 90% of the final grade. The course of spelling 10%.
Each of the three parts is evaluated as follows:
Evaluation of writing classes (Carla Gracia)
- Final exam: 50%
- Midterm exam: 25%
- Final work: 15%
- Attitude, participation and class exercises: 10%
Course Evaluation spelling (Carolina Serra)
- Final exam: 100%
Other calls:
Second call: If the student suspends the first call, must be submitted to the exam of the two parts of the subject. The final grade will be the weighted average of each part.
Third call: If the student suspends the subject in the second call, will have to register again for the whole subject and take it. The student will have to attend the classes of the two parts of the subject and pass it.
Fourth call: The student will have to examine and / or do the corresponding work to pass the subject.
Fifth call: If the student suspends the subject, they will have to take advantage of the conditions established by the extraordinary calls.
Bibliography and resources
Bibliografia obligatòria parts de comunicació Escrita i Narració i Taller de lectures
Capote, Truman. A sangre fría. Anagrama, 2006.
Cassany, Daniel. La cuina de l’escriptura. Empúries. Barcelona, 2002.
Fuentes Rodríguez, Catalina. Guia práctica de escritura y redacción. Espasa Libros, S.L.U., 2011.
Martínez Sousa, J. (2001) Manual de estilo de la lengua española. Ediciones Trea, Gijón (2ª ed.)
Núñez Ledeveze, Luis. Métodos de redacción periodística y fundamentos de estilo. Síntesis, 1993.
Ortega, Rudolf. Tinc un dubte. La Magrana, 2010
Páez, Enrique. Manual de técnicas narrativas. Editorial SM. Madrid, 2006.
Queneau, Raymond. Ejercicios de estilo. Cátedra, 2006.
VV.AA. Lengua española para los medios de comunicación: usos y normas actuales. Tirant lo Blanch, 2006.
VV.AA. Llibre d’estil de la corporació catalana de mitjans audiovisuals. Generalitat de Catalunya, 2013.
Valle Inclán, Ramón María del. Luces de bohemia (la película) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKVHD1pBJtc
Bibliografia recomanada i recursos
Cabré, Jaume. El sentit de la ficció. Edicions Proa. Barcelona, 2010.
Goldberg, Natalie. El gozo de escribir. La liebre de marzo, 2004.
Kapuscinski, Ryszard. Los cínicos no sirven para este oficio: sobre el buen periodismo. Anagrama, 2005.
Mayoral, Javier. Redacción periodística. Medios, géneros y formatos. Síntesis, 2013.
Moreno, Pastora. Escribir periodismo. Fragua, 2010.
Pulitzer, Joseph. Sobre el periodismo. Gallo Nero, 2011.
Solà, Joan. Ensenyar la llengua. Empúries, 2003.
Wolfe, Tom. El nuevo periodismo. Anagrama, 2012.
Bibliografia del Curs d'ortografia
Diccionario de la Real Academia de la Lengua.
Escribir sin faltas. José A. Martínez.
Manual práctico de escritura académica, Estrella Montolío.
El dardo en la palabra, Fernando Lázaro Carreter.