Learner Reviews & Feedback for English for Journalism by University of Pennsylvania
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MA
Feb 19, 2020
I have found this course quite informative about the knowhow of journalism. Now I've come to know the principles of journalism and what are the skills needed for writing or broadcasting news stories.
TN
Oct 26, 2020
I took this class because I have started an online health magazine. And I learn so much. Thank you for such great teachings and the games lol. Those little games were something but they were fun.
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By Daniil
鈥Oct 10, 2018
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鈥Mar 27, 2023
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鈥Sep 21, 2019
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By Abou S L
鈥Sep 28, 2016
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By KiT z
鈥Sep 30, 2020
The course was great and I learned many valuable things. Its layout is easy to understand and the instructors never leave a thing unexplained. They are encouraging and know how to define terms and words that the students may not know.
Yet having every word explained to me is tiring - and I am not only talking about new terms that relate to journalism; no, simple words that are commonly known or easy to find the meanings of through any dictionary. I didn't come here to expand my vocabulary. I think it unnecessary, except, of course, when it is truly a term specific for journalism and uncommon in everyday language.
The way the instructors talked bothered me as well, the slow speed and use of short and simple words don't fit a MOOC of such a university. It could have been done better, in my opinion.
By Momoh M
鈥Jul 27, 2020
This a very thorough introduction to the discipline of journalism. The 10 principles are a part I would love to go through every month, looking at new material each time of course. The delivery of principles of journalism and grammar rules stick very easily. This course is sharp on that.
Phone compatibility is pretty good. The user interface is well adapted to the smartphone platform.
One critique is that the course material is ageing, and maybe hasn't been reviewed in a while. And in one instance, the quiz marked the answer to a multiple choice question wrong, though it appeared in the readings for the quiz. All in all, this course has worthy takeaways for both native and foreign speakers of the language of English.
By Irene S
鈥Jun 8, 2020
This course managed to deliver the introduction to journalism in the most comprehensive way within a short period of time (5 weeks). It gives us an understanding about the roles of journalists, types of journalism, and information about how to write a good article. My only feedback for this course is for the course to provide a chance to practice writing their own articles with their own topic of choice to be assessed by others. This would give a chance for students to both implement and measure their understanding about journalism not only theoretically but also practically.
By zonda b
鈥Mar 18, 2023
I have worked with journalism and social media for a long time and I did apreciate taking this course. I checked my skills in english and also had the chance to go 'back to classroom' for some weeks. At this time, It is very important that 'English for Journalism' could be uptodated, specially the units related to Digital Age.Things are changing very fast in that feild and some contents produced in the last decade, for example, sound a bit 'naive' by now. I would like to thank the efforts of the university staff to develop the course - and 糖心vlog官网观看 for offer it for free!
By Elvi R
鈥Mar 26, 2017
El curso es excelente y muy interesante, con un buen balance de textos y videos. Las asignaciones en video resultan desafiantes y es parte del buen aprendizaje. S贸lo podr铆a agregar un comentario que puede servir para mejorar, no estuve de acuerdo con la evaluaci贸n de los compa帽eros en una de las tareas de la unidad 2. Una de las personas que me evalu贸 tomo su decisi贸n en funci贸n de si le gustaba o no mi propuesta y el objetivo no era ese sino si era o no noticioso. Por su evaluaci贸n baj贸 mi promedio y eso me desanim贸 bastante. Del resto, todo es positivo.
By Ilia T
鈥Aug 22, 2019
Really good course, especially for absolute beginners in journalism and people with modest English language knowledge. It is a nice reminder of the basics for everyone who hasn't practiced journalism lately and a great refresh of very basic journalistic lingo and grammar even for more advanced people. To be honest, I was left with the impression that the course will tackle a bit more complicated topics, which is the reason I don't give it the top score.
By Autumn J
鈥Apr 25, 2020
Very informational and helpful. I learned so many new ways to express myself and about the world of journalism. There are a few things that bugged me though. On a few of the videos the color of the wording was a bright neon yellow and I found it extremely difficult to read what was there. I wish you had the option to write the message rather do a video recording almost every time. Journalism isn't solely about video, it's about the writing as well.
By Petronio P
鈥Sep 11, 2016
Well, I enjoyed very much taking part of this course. In my opinion the contents were just grate and according to my English level. Nevertheless, what I would like to have is the amount of hours dedicated to the course writen on the certificate. For this reazon, in my case, this will be my first but also my last of the on-line courses through coursera.
Greetings,
MSc. Petronio A. Piedra.
By AVIK G G 1
鈥Jun 26, 2021
This course really has given me a lot of knowledge with which so many people can benefit. My only concern is the speed with which the lecturers were talking but if it was for purposes such as proper and clear communication and giving time for students to take down notes, then I am okay with it. This course is the base and it needs to be taught everywhere.
By Inuyasha
鈥Aug 18, 2016
This course good for people who have intermediate level in English language, also it is very useful to gain double outcome or result which is your get more for English language skill and you know about jurnalism. Anyway thanks to AE and UPENN to provide this course for foreigners, also special thanks to people who involved making this course.
By Sirirak N
鈥Jul 3, 2024
This course develops my critical thinking skills and improves my vocabulary. I practised my witting and reading effectively. Unfortunately, writing assessment feedback can not be reliable if I want feedback of my grammar and writing style. Still, it is good to practise and share ideas with peers. I enjoyed this course. Thank you
By S.Sabpreet K
鈥Jun 11, 2020
Easy access,flexible working hours, high video qualities and the facility to reset deadlines really encouraged me to work harder and harder to the complete the course so as to emerge as the best of me.i am really satisfied. GOAL ACHIEVED.
-honed skills.
-knowledge acquired,with better understanding of language.
THANK YOU.
By Vladislav V
鈥Sep 17, 2016
It's a course of very good quality, but personally I wanted something more challenging. I believe that since there are advanced version of texts, there should also be advanced version of tests in order to make people like me work harder. I would also like to see more peer-reviewed assignments, these are very good.
By Wilfredo V
鈥Sep 24, 2016
I Want to get the certification by Pensilvania University, but I don't have a credit card, is there any other mean to pay it, please, on the other hand thank you very much for the sessions, all of them
were excellent Congratulations Wilfredo Villegas/journalist
my e-mail is willyvillegas@hotmail.com
By Mughavi A T
鈥May 20, 2020
Excellent course for beginners wanting to know about Journalism and its English usage. It is a crash course without details but a fine introduction to various forms of journalism. On a personal note - good feedback would have added more value to this course. Overall, it is a good course.
By Raquel M
鈥Aug 25, 2017
It was really insightful into the basics of journalism in English. Would have liked a bit more challenge on the assessments and that the teachers intervened on the grading process, being all peer graded might not be the best option to continue to learn and correct mistakes.
By Dai P
鈥Sep 18, 2021
This is really good course which help me improve my english skill and also understand approach method on Journalist.
One more thing is the course share the latest updating on Journal area.
Thanks all lecturer :) Hope you are safe during covid pandemic.
By CRISTINA B
鈥Aug 25, 2020
Relevant material, well planned course, linguistically fitted for different levels of English .
The assignments are challenging but it would have been appropriate also to receive a final evaluation by an academic, in particular in article writing.
By 袥邪锌懈薪邪 袦 袦
鈥Nov 15, 2016
The course will be interesting for those who don`t have specific knowledge about journalism. The vocabulary is rather useful, but sometimes very simple. The teachers are great - I didn`t have any problems with understanding! Thanks a lot!
By Deepa N
鈥Dec 2, 2016
Through this course, I was able to learn the basics of Journalism and apply it in my job as well. The professors explain everything clearly with good examples. The course is easy and understandable. Thank you all for a great course!