EASL 092E Newspaper is an advanced interactive communicative seminar which offers an opportunity for students to create and produce a student newspaper/magazine for the term. Students interview people in the college and the community, write and edit articles, collect information about student events, take pictures, design art work, and coordinate the publication of the newspaper. This seminar helps students improve their speaking, listening, writing and computer skills as well as learn to work as a team.
Corequisite: Current enrolment in the advanced English Language Program.
Accessibility Services Notice
Students who would like an academic accommodation and who have a documented disability should contact Accessibility Services, if they have not already done so.Course Details| Total number of weeks | 15 |
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| Total Credits | |
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| Total Hours | 30 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown| Lecture | 2 |
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- be responsible for an editorial role which demonstrates responsibility, teamwork and leadership.
- work with various individuals in and outside of class to complete articles for the ‘paper’.
- demonstrate the ability to make ‘editorial’ choices and maintain the publication theme.
- fulfill task requirements for the course
- demonstrate the ability to use Microsoft Word effectively to manipulate pictures, documents and other Word skills.
- utilize other media forms as necessary to complete project assignment. Can include: publisher, video and film, PowerPoint etc.
Grading Table
Standard Academic and Career Programs Grading Table
| Percentage |
Letter Grade |
GPA |
| 90-100 |
A+ |
4.33 |
| 85-89 |
A |
4.00 |
| 80-84 |
A- |
3.67 |
| 76-79 |
B+ |
3.33 |
| 72-75 |
B |
3.00 |
| 68-71 |
B- |
2.67 |
| 64-67 |
C+ |
2.33 |
| 60-63 |
C |
2.00 |
| 55-59 |
C- |
1.67 |
| 50-54 |
P |
1.00 |
| 0-49 |
F |
0.00 |
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DNW |
0.00 |
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Disclaimer
Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.