Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course Questions d'actualité provides an overview of some of the main topics and narrative patterns/devices adressed by the national and international press (the judicial system in Belgium, international terrorism, the "buzz", social networks, islamism, etc.), for the purpose of providing some tools to better understand and interpret media reports.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course, the students will be able to handle critically the mainstream news coverage thanks to their knowledge of some of its main topics and narrative devices.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
(no prerequisite knowledge)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Formal lectures interrupted by q&a's with the students.
Depending on the actuality, students may be invited to attend an extra lecture outside regular course schedule.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face.
Recommended or required readings
The slideshows of each session will be available online (via MyULg).
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam: multiple-choice questionnaire with certainty coefficient.
Work placement(s)
(not applicable)
Organizational remarks
(no organizational remarks)
Contacts
Jeremy Hamers
jhamers@ulg.ac.be