Cambridge International AS & A Level Media Studies Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)
This series supports the Cambridge International AS & A Level Media Studies syllabus (9607).
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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
- Progress checks at the end of each chapter encourage students to reflect on their learning
- Guidance for structuring a written response helps prepare learners for the assessment
- Written by expert authors and practicing teachers, with full syllabus coverage, so you can plan and teach with confidence
Table of 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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