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                                        1. Orientation and Introduction of Course requirements. Students to introduce themselves to one another. Students to discuss and understand the requirements of the assignments assigned.
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                                        2. Undertanding of Mass Media. Discussion of the various international news online. BBC, CNN, CNBC, New York Times, Channel News Asia, etc.
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                                        3. Discussion of current social issues and problems with mass media and social media. Students to discuss and work together on a choice of topic for their research and interviews. Students to start working on the 1st Assignment using the assignment template given.
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                                        4. Understanding of the 3Cs, 5 Ws and 1H of critical and informative writing. Students will learn about crtical writing skills through Mass Media online news articles.
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                                        5. Learning the technique of interviewing to prepare for media writing of feature articles. Students to learn about the structure of feature articles and in writing critically and creatively.
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                                        6. Conducting interviews and to do research on student's choice of a current social interest/issue.
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                                        第7回 
                                        
                                        ALH1
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                                        ALH1: Feature Article Writing: To conduct research and interviews on a current social interest and issue. Students to write a Informative report based on the research and interviews and to present it individually during lesson 7.
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                                        8. Understanding Communication process; Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication. Students will watch videos and to learn from the different articles written online on critical versus creative writing. Part 2: Understanding cultural differentiation and about miscommunication. Students to role play to learn about how to prevent miscommunication when interacting with people from different cultures. 
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                                        9. Understanding critical and persuasive writing skills online via the various social media platforms. Understanding the three persuasive rhetorical appeals. Students to apply what makes for a persuasive speech and writing using rhetorical appeals through different class activities and presentations. 
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                                        10. Learning about Oral Presentation and Public Speaking and on Persuasive Speaking. 
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                                        11. Sutdents to practise on a chosen topic for the effective oral speaking skills. Students to start preparing for the food/drink review for the next lesson.
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                                        ALH2
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                                        ALH2: Persuasive Writing of a Food Review: To conduct research, visit and eat at a dining venue to write a food/drink review of cultural heritage on an International context. Students to write the persuasive review and to present it individually during lesson 12. There will also be a final reflection to be submitted during lesson 13.
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                                        13. Presentation of Poster and Persuasive Review. Summary of Lessons 1 to 12. Final reflection paper.
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