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Course, academic year 2025/2026
   
English for Media Studies II - JLB064
Title: Angličtina pro mediální studia II
Czech title: Angličtina pro mediální studia II
Guaranteed by: Centre for Language Learning and Pedagogical Training (23-KJP)
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual: from 2024
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/2, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / 80 (72)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: Mgr. Lucie Bartošová
Teacher(s): Mgr. Lucie Bartošová
Class: Courses for incoming students
Pre-requisite : JLB063
In complex incompatibility with: JLB053
In complex pre-requisite: JLM001
Annotation -
The course is designed for undergraduate students of Media Studies. It assigns a central role to interaction with English authentic materials (texts, podcasts, videos), the emphasis being placed on the
students´ ability to communicate, debate and reflect on the topics discussed (media language and metaphors, media and society, media and gender, media and AI, media crisis, the role of media in authoritarian regimes and democracy, etc.) Students are encouraged to choose the topics from their field of study that they find interesting. Different topics for discussion may also be chosen in relation to current events in society. The course also introduces students to new vocabulary relevant to the field of media studies, to more difficult lexical and grammatical structures and to aspects of studying academic English.

Rules for using AI in the Course:
During certain activities of the course, students will be encouraged to use AI tools if they agree to do so. AI should be used only as a supplementary tool for brainstorming, practicing language skills, searching for information, etc. However, for individual assignments (e.g., news overview and others) that students submit, it is recommended not to use AI or to use it as little as possible. The teacher wants to understand your own opinion based on your critical thinking, reflection, and arguments. AI is not necessary for this.

If you still decide to use AI to do some assignments, it must be clear which parts are your own work, which are generated by AI, and what prompts you have used. Everything must be clearly labelled. In such cases, no more than 25% of the content should be generated by AI.

As far as teachers’ work with AI is concerned, any use of artificial intelligence tools will be carried out in a way that protects students' personal data. Student work will not be used to train AI models.

More information about AI use can be found in the guidelines set by FSV UK and ethical recommendations provided by Charles University.

Information for students with special needs:
Please notify us about your special needs at the beginning of the semester, or during the year if necessary, but always sufficiently in advance (see Rector's Measure No. 28/2023 Article 7).
Last update: Bartošová Lucie, Mgr. (21.01.2026)
Requirements to the exam -

Link to the course (Moodle platform): https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=17885

Password for Monday groups: monday1 (the group of 2-3.20), monday2 (the group of 3.30-4.50)

Password for Wednesday groups: wednesday1 (the group of 3:30-4:50), wednesday2 (the group of 5-6:20)

1) Mandatory attendance at seminars (max. 3 absences) and completion of assigned tasks (10%)

2) Continuous monitoring of current news in English, minipresentations in pairs (active audience participation is a must), and written summary of two selected events (10%)

3) A short video interview with a native English speaker who is an expert in their field, ideally with a focus on potential solutions to a societal issue (2-3 minute edit) (20%)

4) Final test covering media studies vocabulary and testing language skills acquired in class (60%)

(for further details on each requirement, see Moodle)

Marking scale:

0-50% = F

51-60% = E

61-70% = D

71-80% = C

81-90% = B

91% and more = A

Explanations: A - excellent (excellent performance only with minor errors), B - very good (above-average performance but with some errors), C - good (overall good performance with a number of significant errors), D - satisfactory (acceptable performance, but with significant deficiencies), E - sufficient (performance meets minimum requirements), F - insufficient, failed (a considerable amount of additional work is required).

Last update: Bartošová Lucie, Mgr. (22.01.2026)
Syllabus -

Every week we will focus on one of the topics related to media studies (topics can be changed or added according to the students´ choice or preferences) followed by a discussion and teamwork.

Topics/Vocabulary areas:  Media Language and Metaphors (gatekeeper, mirror, etc.), Media and Society, Media and Gender, Media and AI, Media Crisis, Current Challenges, The Role of Media in Authoritarian Regimes and Democracy, etc.

Emphasis will be placed on the development of academic language: academic writing (hedging, reporting verbs,cause and effect, paraphrasing, etc. ) and academic speech (news overview, video interview, peer feedback).

Materials will be provided by the teacher as the course progresses and will be available on the Moodle platform. They are used exclusively for study purposes for students enrolled in the English for Media Studies II course. Any circulation of the materials is prohibited.

 

 

 

Last update: Bartošová Lucie, Mgr. (21.01.2026)
Entry requirements -
To pass the credit examination of the course English for Media Studies I is essential for enrolment.
Last update: Bartošová Lucie, Mgr. (21.01.2026)
 
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