English through Mass Media

Abstract

The ‘English through Mass Media’ course is intended for adult EFL learners with intermediate level of proficiency. It is aimed at developing reading, listening, speaking, writing and presentation skills. Considering the results of students’ needs analysis there is more emphasis on speaking and listening in comparison to other skills. The course comprises ten two hour lesson plans. Each lesson plan comprises a topic related to mass media. The topics are as follows: media, propaganda, blogging, making effective presentations, Internet, social media, news, movies, television, music and songs. Students’ language development is assessed through blogging, micro blogging presentation and speaking checklists. Listening and reading comprehension is measured based on a number of reading and listening activities. This course has been piloted at a language school in Armenia for a total of 16 hours. As a result of piloting experience this project comes with teacher’s reflections and recommendations.