想了解更多关于媒体的知识吗？想提高自己的英语表达能力以便在英语社交媒体游刃有余地表达自己的观点吗？欢迎报名参加我们的免费英语学习MOOC，学习关于媒体的知识及英语术语和表达吧！课程注册已于2017年9月10日开放，10月16日正式开课。请扫描以下二维码报名：
Welcometo English for Media Literacy, a course created by the University ofPennsylvania, and funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educationaland Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs. To enroll in thiscourse for free, click on “Enroll now” and then select "Full Course. Nocertificate."
Thiscourse is designed for non-native English speakers who are interested inlearning more about U.S. media literacy. In this course, you will exploredifferent types of mass media; such as, newspapers, magazines, television, andsocial media. This course will also give you the opportunity to develop abroader understanding of the role media plays in our lives, while building yourvocabulary and giving you the language skills needed to analyze what you readand watch.
Thefirst unit in this course will provide an introduction to media literacy andgive you an opportunity to evaluate your own media literacy level. In unit 2,you will learn how to identify facts versus opinions in the media. The nextunit in the course will focus on the differences between social media andtraditional media, while unit 4 will look at how gender and identity arecovered in the media. In the final unit of the course, you will demonstrateyour increased media literacy by through a culminating final project on socialmedia.
Anyonemay take this course for free and get a Statement of Accomplishment issued bythe University of Pennsylvania. If you want to get a Coursera VerifiedCertificate for free, please fill out the Financial Aid form.
Registrationfor the facilitated MOOC begins September 10th and the course beginsOctober 16th.All prospective learners can enroll in the course.
