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1、Close-reading Pulitzer-Prize-winning Stories,Zhai Zheng Beijing Foreign Studies University,Who? When? Where?,College students majoring in journalism (in particular, international journalism) and/or English In Beiwai, this course is offered to third-year journalism majors,What? (Overview),Fundamental
2、s of journalism + English language Appreciate + Think + Reproduce (Spoken and criticism 2-3 weeks/unit,What? (Objectives),Studying the writing styles of some popular journalism genres Appreciating idiomatic language and the power of words Picking up the tools for analyzing journalistic writing Impro
3、ving cross-cultural awareness and skills in cross-cultural communication Developing critical thinking skills,Why?,Close reading well-written journalistic pieces is a good choice Reading the original text of Pulitzer-winning stories is a good way to improve English proficiency Pulitzer-winning storie
4、s entice us to think critically Integrating English language training with the development of Journalistic skill set,How? (Students Feedback),It leads the student to read the articles in a comprehensive way, including how to look at the issue itself, the cultural differences between the East and Wes
5、t reflected in it, and the authors writing styleThe emphasis of some language usage is very practical and useful for students to have a sense of journalistic writing style.,How? (Students Feedback),为学生提供了一整套学习的方法。优秀的新闻作品太多了，能摘录到这个课本的只是沧海之一粟。但是有了这套精读英语新闻作品的方法，学生就能自己在课下，通过这个流程，来分析其他的文章。学会分析和总结，要比总是泛泛地
6、阅读收获更大。,How? (Students Feedback),这一单元让我对该报道的主题有了全面的了解，从文章背景知识、作者背景、报纸背景到中西文化比较，再到精妙的语言点讲解，像一桌盛宴。以一篇普利策奖实例以小见大，对国际新闻报道有比较全面的了解。,How? (Week 0),Preparation Learning about the particular journalism category and its characteristics Learning about the social/cultural background of the story Learning about
7、 the reporter and newspaper Probing on some generic questions,Generic Questions,What is the story about? How is it narrated or presented? Is it clearly presented? Is there enough evidence to support the idea? From whose perspective(s) is the story narrated? Are there any vague or ambiguous terms? Ha
8、ve you gained a better understanding of the topic discussed after reading this story?,How? (Week 1),First class meeting (macro-level study; journalistic skills) Student presentation Discussion on the background, theme and perspective of the story Mind map (overall structurestory flow) Assignment: wr
9、iting task (Chinese or cross-cultural perspective),A Wifes Struggle with Cancer Takes an Unexpected Toll,How? (Week 2),Second class meeting (micro-level study; language skills) Why is the writing powerful? Concise language Closely knit construction Show! Dont tell! In-class exercise on the use of la
10、nguage (paraphrasing & translation) Brainstorming: bias and limitations,Concise Language,A Wifes Struggle With Cancer Takes An Unexpected TollAs Lizzie ODonnell Recovered, Tensions Rose in Marriage; Angry Words in the ICU, A Truce Over Twin Beds,Closely Knit Construction,In their more than three dec
11、ades together, one issue has posed the biggest threat to James and Elizabeth ODonnells marriage: cancer. Nearly 10 years ago, Mrs. ODonnell found a lump in her breast. was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer and told she had only a 5% chance of surviving the next year. She proved the doctors wrong
12、 now considered cancer-free “We had the same goal,” Mrs. ODonnell says, “to keep our family together.” Her survival came at a price chronic health problemsThe cancer and related health problems have put the ODonnells marriage under siege,Show! Dont tell!,they celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversar
13、y. They still like to take long drives together, explore old homes and find a new restaurant to try.,On a recent day, Mr. ODonnell, dressed in khakis and a blue polo shirt, brings out lemonade and they sit next to one another on wood chairs painted the same lime green as the porch, their feet touchi
14、ng under the table. Last month,Show! Dont tell!,Mr. ODonnell read the information in a panic, his eyes welling up with tears. But when he looked up, he was shocked to find that his wife had a smile on her face. “Jimmy,” she said, her voice upbeat. “I dont have cancer.” The pity and sadness he felt s
15、eeing her lying in the hospital bed quickly gave way to another emotion: anger. “Why are you smiling?” he recalls demanding, his voice rising to a yell. “You have heart failure. You could die.” If Mrs. ODonnell was a half-hour late from a shopping trip, her husband feared the worst and lost his temp
16、er when she returned. He kept asking doctors questions at appointments, long after Mrs. ODonnell felt there was a need. By April 1996, when Mrs. ODonnell was admitted to the hospital to await her heart transplant, she no longer told him when the doctors would be coming to see her. She gave him only
17、the broadest outlines of what the doctors said.,How? (Week 3optional),Third class meeting Students taking the initiative and analyzing Text B on their own with teacher guidance Comments on writing assignment Building cross-cultural awareness (family, where to seek help, etc.) Extension activities Summary and reflections,
