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About the Course

Welcome to English for Journalism, a course created by the University of Pennsylvania, and funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs. To enroll in this course for free, click on “Enroll now” and then select "Full Course. No certificate." This course is designed for non-native English speakers who are interested in developing the skills needed for a career in modern journalism. In this course, you will explore print and digital media through authentic readings and video lectures, while expanding your vocabulary and increasing your ability to read, research, and develop local and global news stories. Unit 1 will provide an introduction to the history and principles of journalism. In unit 2, you will learn how to research, pitch, and interview. The next unit in the course will focus on the language needed to write newspaper and magazine articles, while unit 4 will cover the basics of broadcasting the news. In the final unit of the course, you will analyze the growth, impact, and challenges of digital news, while completing a reflection assignment that allows you to think about and discuss the recent changes to the field of journalism. Unless otherwise noted, all course materials are available for re-use, repurposing and free distribution under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution license. Supplemental reading materials were provided by Newsela, which publishes daily news articles at a level that's just right for each English language learner....

Top reviews

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 Marcelo H A

Nov 1, 2020

Excellent course. I strongly recommend to follow it, you can be sure you will learn important knowledge

By ARLEEN A A

Jul 2, 2020

English Journalism is such amazing course it helps me a lot especially I handle our school publication.

By AMINE T

Nov 7, 2019

It's a really useful course, it includes very practical materials from which I benefit a lot. thank you

By André Q

Mar 20, 2017

This course offered an accurate and broad knowledge in such a short period, overcoming my expectations.

By Chananchida W

Jun 5, 2022

It helps me to improve my English writing, reading, and listening! Enroll this course for better you!

By Luciano C

Jun 10, 2020

Amazing course. I learned new things and reviewed others. A way of to think the future of journalism.

By Tianyi Y

Apr 30, 2020

The class was beneficial for both improving my understanding of journalism as well as language usage.

By Sakib M

Sep 30, 2016

This was an amazing experience. The way of teaching is scientifically beautiful. Loved it thoroughly!

By Karina B

Sep 14, 2016

An excellent program for citizen journalists and profesional reporters to refresh concepts and tools!

By Mauricio M T

Aug 31, 2016

Such a great tool for journalist who are not native speakers to learn all the necessary english terms

By Rosendo G

Mar 16, 2023

Un gran curso donde se puede encontrar maneras de mejorar la redacción y lectura del idioma inglés.

By Zsolt P

Jul 25, 2017

Very useful at least from 2 aspects: journalism as a profession and from practicing English language

By Jacob , (

Nov 15, 2021

it was good and simple language to understand .videos were very short which maintained my interest.

By Aleksandra W

Oct 30, 2022

I really liked it. The teachers and their way of speaking made it very easy to follow and learn.

By Axiao

Oct 10, 2020

Great course! I have learnt a lot through it. Thanks for providing these resources, best wishes:)

By Sir M E

May 14, 2020

I really learned a lot. This course is really helpful especially to a teacher like me. Thank you!

By Samir W

Dec 15, 2022

Great Work and Journalism and Learning of English Made Easy. Thank you UPENN Team and Coursera.

By Carla G

Aug 23, 2017

¡Excellent! I love this course. It helps you understand basic terms and new ideas of journalism.

By Dinh Q T

Aug 15, 2017

Very good for me.

I understood how to make an article. Structure of article, it is very usefull.

By Hanane B

Sep 20, 2021

the videos are so useful, the articles was rich with informations. and the games were so fun .

By César A M

Apr 29, 2020

An amazing and constructive experience from which I'm proud of being part of. Thanks so much!

By Wulan S

Oct 19, 2017

I like how it is so precise and the lesson that are studied here can be applied on daily basis

By Erick C d C

Oct 7, 2017

An excellent way to improve your english skills while learning a lot of journalism vocabulary.

By Lucile A

Mar 18, 2022

Quite indepth and very informative. Simple progression from early journalism to digital age.