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

Description

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, 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.

Key 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

1. Introduction to Media:
2. What is Media?
3. Media and your life
4. Media Language – Micro elements:
5. Semiotics
6. Shots, Angles, Movement, composition
7. Sound
8. Mise-en-scène
9. Editing
10. Media Language – Macro elements:
11. Genre
12. Narrative
13. Representation
14. Textual Analysis:
15. What is media text analysis?
16. Reading media texts
17. Writing about media texts
18. Media contexts:
19. Media forms and platforms
20. Media institutions
21. Media audiences
22. Developing case studies
23. Using case studies
24. Media Production – AS and A level portfolios:
25. Preparing for production
26. Researching a production
27. Planning a production
28. Developing skills: film/video
29. Developing skills: print
30. Developing skills: social media
31. Reflecting on a production
32. Media Debates:
33. Regulation
34. Postmodernism
35. Power and the media
36. Media Ecology:
37. What is media ecology
38. Evolving media environments
39. Developing case studies for media ecology
40. Glossary
41. Index.