Cambridge International AS & A Level Media Studies Digital Coursebook (2 Years)

Cambridge International AS & A Level Media Studies Digital Coursebook (2 Years)

Cambridge International AS & A Level Media Studies Digital Coursebook (2 Years)

1st Edition
Ian Marshall, Nicola Naisbett, Tina Stoklosa
July 2023
Digital
9781009262255

This series supports the Cambridge International AS & A Level Media Studies syllabus (9607). Media shapes our understanding of the world. Enable your learners to develop a critical understanding of international media as they explore this vast and varied field, from production processes and technologies to media power and regulation. With a skills-based approach, this digital coursebook guides learners through activities of progressive complexity as they develop essential critical and analytical skills. Suitable for the Cambridge International AS & A Level Media Studies syllabus (9607), for examination from 2024. Written by expert authors and practising teachers, the coursebook provides full syllabus coverage so you can teach with confidence.

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Overview

Media shapes our understanding of the world. Enable your learners to develop a critical understanding of international media as they explore this vast and varied field, from production processes and technologies to media power and regulation. With a skills-based approach, the coursebook with digital access guides learners through activities of progressive complexity as they develop essential critical and analytical skills. Suitable for the Cambridge International AS & A Level Media Studies syllabus (9607), for examination from 2024. Written by expert authors and practising teachers, the coursebook provides full syllabus coverage so you can teach with confidence.

Features

  • Varied activities, from analysing camera movements to understanding music consumption over time, develop students’ analytical skills
  • Group discussion and project work on key topics enable students to develop collaborative and critical thinking skills
  • ‘Think like a…’ feature brings the learning into a real-life context, encouraging students to imagine scenarios in real industry roles – from market research to electrical design
  • ‘Take it Further’ feature expands the learning beyond the classroom, providing ideas for independent learning and research activities that deepen understanding
  • ‘Key Vocabulary’ and ‘Key Concepts’ features provide definitions and context to new material
  • Find your notes quickly and easily with highlights and bookmarks  
  • Link directly into Cambridge GO from Google Classroom, Moodle, Blackboard and any other VLE
  • Access all your Cambridge resources anytime, anywhere and create your own collection in ‘My Resources’ 

Contents

  • Unit 1 Introduction to Media:
  • 1.1 What is Media?
  • 1.2 Media and your life
  • Unit 2 Media Language - Micro elements:
  • 2.1 Semiotics
  • 2.2 Shots, Angles, Movement, composition
  • 2.3 Sound
  • 2.4 Mise-en-scène
  • 2.5 Editing
  • Unit 3 Media Language - Macro elements:
  • 3.1 Genre
  • 3.2 Narrative
  • 3.3 Representation
  • Unit 4 Textual Analysis:
  • 4.1 What is media text analysis?
  • 4.2 Reading media texts
  • 4.3 Writing about media texts
  • Unit 5 Media contexts:
  • 5.1 Media forms and platforms
  • 5.2 Media institutions
  • 5.3 Media audiences
  • 5.4 Developing case studies
  • 5.5 Using case studies
  • Unit 6 Media Production - AS and A level portfolios:
  • 6.1 Preparing for production
  • 6.2 Researching a production
  • 6.3 Planning a production
  • 6.4 Developing skills: film/video
  • 6.5 Developing skills: print
  • 6.6 Developing skills: social media
  • 6.7 Reflecting on a production
  • Unit7 Media Debates:
  • 7.1 Regulation
  • 7.2 Postmodernism
  • 7.3 Power and the media
  • Unit 8 Media Ecology:
  • 8.1 What is media ecology
  • 8.2 Evolving media environments
  • 8.3 Developing case studies for media ecology
  • Glossary
  • Index.

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