An online portfolio of broadcast work (radio and TV) totalling a minimum of 30 minutes to include studio presentation and OB reporting, to include evaluation of portfolio 2,000 words, and demonstration of IELTS 8.0 (or equivalent).

[Learning Outcomes 1-8]

This 30 credit module will combine the learning of the English language used in a Broadcast Journalism newsroom with developing the skills needed to present on radio and television to a high level. The module aims at integrating the major theories and practical skills of presenting techniques for broadcast. It is expected that students will start this module with an IELTS score of 7.0 and finish with a score of 8.0 (or equivalent).

Theory and practice are integrated. Radio and television presenting are covered concurrently with individual and group work. All presentation teaching takes place in the broadcast newsroom and radio studios and occasionally on location filming. Contact time takes place through the workshop sessions. Voice training is seen as very important and will include sessions with a professional voice coach.

BJ Newsroom
Radio studios
TV news set
Microphones and cameras
Internet
Library
Blackboard

Flemming, Carole (2010) The Radio Handbook Routledge.
Gandon, Mike (2013) English for International Journalists, Routledge
Hicks, Wynford (2006) English for Journalists, Routledge
Hudson, G. & Rowlands, S. (2012) The Broadcast Journalism Handbook, Pearson
Mills, Jenni (2005) The Broadcast Voice, Focal
Thompson, Rick (2005) Writing for Broadcast Journalists, London, Routledge.
Trewin, Janet (2003) Presenting on TV and Radio, Oxford: Focal

IELTS AT 7.0 (OR EQUIVALENT)