...[pic] |Course Design Guide College of Humanities SOC/105 Version 5 Introduction to Popular American Culture | |Copyright © 2011, 2010, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1999 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This is an introductory course on modern American culture. The course focuses on the interactions between social forces such as advertising, media, and lifestyle and cultural trends in modern American society. Students are asked to cast a critical eye on current trends and changes in our culture. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Petracca, M., & Sorapure, M. (2007). Common culture: Reading and writing about American popular culture (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. All electronic materials are available on the student website. |Week One: Overview of Culture ...
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...University of Phoenix Material Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: |Questions |Answers | |What were the major developments in the | At the turn of the 20th century, there were several different developments in the | |evolution of mass media during the 20th |evolution of mass media. Which were cell phones, color printers, televisions, and the | |century? |internet. The turn of the 20th century also allowed for duplication of others materials. | | |Using duplication technologies like printing, and film replication, which allowed the | | |reprinting of books, and films for a lesser cost to bigger audiences. Live broadcast | | |stations and T.V. stations would allow for the republication of their programs, which was | | |the first time in history, this had ever been aloud. Some have considered this to be a | | |treat to our overall well-begin. Mass media has had a difficult history. Mass media | | |stretches all the way back to the cave man days, where the tough was that the cave man | | ...
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...University of Phoenix Material Film and Television Worksheet Name of the film or television show you viewed: Coming to America Respond to each question with a paragraph of at least 50 words. State your point of view and explain it thoroughly. What is the primary emphasis of the film or show? Examples: artistic expression, technological achievement, informative. Explain your answer. The personal freedom to choice how you live your life. The movie emphasizes breaking away from tradition and choosing one’s own path. The main character of the movie is a prince who is set to marry a woman he has never met, but he breaks away from his parents control and chooses his own bride. What cultural values is the film or show attempting to promote? Do you agree or disagree with those values? Explain your answer. What is the surface-level subject matter of the film? Describe the plot. What trends in this film or show are also commonly found in other films or shows? What is the subtext or underlying theme of the film? What issues or values are explored in the film or show? What cultural stereotypes or archetypes are present in the narrative? What is the purpose behind the stereotype or archetypal character? What is the source of conflict in the narrative of the film or show? How is the conflict resolved in the film or show? In what way is sound or music used to tell the story or to manipulate the viewer...
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...Appositive Phrases. Underline the appositive phrase in each of the following sentences. Example: Our house, a brick bungalow, is on Oak Street. 1. Queen Victoria, one of England's greatest monarchs, ruled for sixty-three years. 2. Jane made the salad, a tossed one with French dressing. 3. Harvey Jensen, the pro at the country club, is giving me golf lessons. 4. James Hilton's book, Lost Horizon, has been filmed twice. 5. Chemistry, Sue's favorite subject, is easy for her. 6. Jerry is visiting in Peoria, his old home town. 7. Mr. and Mrs. Miller, our neighbors for the past eight years, are moving to Dallas. 8. Have you ever read The Red Pony, a novel by John Steinbeck? 9. Groucho Marx, the star of many film comedies, also had his own television show. 10. The boys repaired our television set, an eighteen-year-old portable. 11. The poem, one of Robert Frost's best, is called "The Death of the Hired Man." 12. I can't find my notebook, the one I use for history class. 13. Dick's new suit, a gray flannel one, makes him look much older. 14. We enjoy walking, an exercise which requires no great skill. 15. The theater, an old and drafty one, is nevertheless always crowded. 16. My math teacher, Miss Holmes, has taught for twenty years. 17. The garage, a two-car one, is attached to the house. 18. My sister, a graduate...
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...University of Phoenix Material Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century? How did each development influence American culture? The evolution of technology has been constantly advancing, in the 20th century, because of this there has been major developments in the evolution of mass media. In the beginning of the 20th century the main sources of mass media were newspapers. Newspapers gave the local people a way to learn about the world around them; politics, war, and crime. Then, the radio, which was first used for the navigation of ships. It saves thousands of lives and helped isolate ships. The introduction of mass media into the American home was the radio. The radio was the first wireless technology that offered knowledge and entertainment in our homes. Dramatic and political events now had large captive audiences, as they happened. Advertisers took full advantage of the radio. They had large groups of people listening to them at the same time, this crated the first tends in ready-made clothing and the encouragement of the unified American lifestyle. Next, the television came in the American household, it added visual stimulate for our entertainment. The American people now had a way to watch news, dramas, game shows, or politics in the comfort of our own homes. The television impacted American culture dramatically, they now knew...
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...University of Phoenix Material Latesha Hagger Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write 250- to 350-word answers to each of the following questions in the matrix: |Questions |Answers | |What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media |In the early 1900s newspapers were the main source of mass media. By | |during the 20th century? |the 1940s, the radio supplied accounts of what was happening in the | | |war. Newspapers were still used often and in demand. Televisions | | |became the main source of information for the mass media in the 1950s.| | |The television was a combination of the newspaper and radio. In 1962, | | |the launch of satellite gave access to worldwide news. From then to | | |the present, the world has exploded with many forms of communication. | | |The development of cell phones to computers to the Internet, the | | ...
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...University of Phoenix Material How Films Communicate Instructions Complete and submit Part I in your first week of class. In Week Two, complete Parts II & III after viewing a film of your choice from the University of Phoenix Material: How Films Communicate Film List located under your Week One materials. Submit your completed worksheet in Week Two. Part I: Beginning to Analyze Film To compete Part I, choose a movie you have viewed in the past (this does not have to be from the University of Phoenix: How Films Communicate Film List ). Review the following example in the table and then complete your information by inserting the title of your movie and completing the entries for time and place, costume, and set design, writing in complete sentences. For your final entry, describe the atmosphere created by the combination of film elements discussed in Ch. 1 of Film and how they contributed to your liking or disliking of the movie. Submit Part I in Week One. Movie Time and Place Costume Set Design Describe the atmosphere created by the combination of film elements and how they contributed to your liking or disliking of the movie. Example Movie Alien, 1979 Example Entry The movie is set in the far-off future. The movie takes place in space on board a spaceship and some action occurs on the surface of a planet. Example Entry The characters often appear in grubby, casual clothing and what appear to be worn-out uniforms. Also, they appear in...
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...| University of Phoenix Material Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: |Questions |Answers | |What were the major developments in the |The major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century are radio, | |evolution of mass media during the 20th |cinema, television, Internet, books, newspaper, computer, and telephone. The radio has | |century? |evolved into a global phenomenon that introduced the world to vinyl record to the compact | | |disc with a way to get the news in the early 1900s. Cinema has come a long way from the | | |early 1900s being in black and white to color and being in 2-D and 3-D. Television has | | |changed from being small and bulky using an antennae to being flat-screen with High | | |Definition and 3-D. Newspapers were invented to spread the news of the world within a | | |certain timeframe. Newspaper have evolved into a multi-million dollar business with the | | |help of better printing resources and the demand in the early 20th century of needing to | | ...
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...methods of the Australian-born therapist. As soon as Logue, however, begins to seek the cause of the speech problems in private relationships, Albert breaks off the treatment. After the death of George V, however, when Albert’s older brother is unable to assume the office of king because of his relationship with an American divorcée, Albert unexpectedly become the heir to the throne. Now he needs Logue again after all, if he is to live up to what the British citizens expect of their king, and fulfil his duties – including the radio addresses which he hates. Against a historical backdrop, and based on real events, Tom Hooper tells the story of an unusual friendship between two very different men. With linguistic wit and humour, the film shows how the initially insecure Albert gains self-confidence thanks to the help of the unconventional but respectful Logue, and, in the end, literally finds his voice. The following...
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...S.NO. | CONTENT | PAGE.NO | 1. | ABSTRACT | 1 | 2. | INTRODUCTION | 2 | 3. | CUSTOMER FOCUS | 3 | 4. | CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT | | 5. | CONCLUSION | | CUSTOMER FOCUS AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT CUSTOMER FOCUS AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT 1.Abstract CRM (Customer Relationship Management), sometimes it is called customer management, customer value management, customer centricity, and customer-centric management. CRM has long been the buzzword for airlines aspiring to 'one-to-one' relationships with all customers, all of the time. Its underlying principles are well established too - those airlines that can effectively attract, serve and retain the best customers will see significant positive effects on their bottom line profitability. The deeper the relationship the airline holds with these customers, the more opportunities there will be for selling additional products and services. However, with the emergence of e-business and the 'new economy', the challenges of building strong customer relationships have become even greater. 2.Introduction The jet age and the resulting euphoria in the market have given the ultimate weapon in the hands of the marketers. They now possess many options with them to persuade the customers to buy their products and services. But also because all of these advance, the...
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...University of Phoenix Material Monica Davis Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: Questions | Answers | What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century? | The earliest forms of media can be tracked back to live stage dramas, books, and newspapers. The term “mass media” made its first impact in the 1920’s when radio, video, and television changed the market. These choices became very popular with a generation that no longer wanted to read in order to receive information and entertainment. Since then mass media has continued to improve the way in which the world receives and distributes entertainment and information. With the invention of new technology in the 20th century the cost of production dropped and increased the amount of films, books, and newspapers that could be produced for larger audiences. While the cost of production dropped that also meant that the profits increased. The world wide web created a forum for spreading new and entertainment even faster. With the concern for saving trees and reducing the amount of carbon in the air digital newspapers and magazines also became a big success for mass media and global news. Today events that take place half way around the world are in local newspapers or on broadcasting stations within minutes of their occurrence. The 20th century gift to mass media is speed and advertisement. Businesses can introduce themselves and...
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...|___D__ Aluminum |A. Used to make “copper” pennies, brass, and nails | |___K__ Antimony |B. Used to make fertilizer, paper, film, matches, tires, and drugs | |__E___ Beryllium |C. Used to make phosphate fertilizer and is found in soft drinks | |___F__ Coal |D. Most abundant element used to make containers and | |__G___ Copper |deodorants | |__H___ Flint |E. Found in metal alloys for air crafts as well as emeralds | |___L__ Fluorite |F. Used to produce 56% of electricity in the US | |____I_ Galena |G. Used to make electrical wires, brass, bronze, coins, plumbing, | |__M___ Gold |and jewelry | |__J___ Gypsum |H. Used to make arrowheads, spear points, and knives; may be | |___R__ Halite |used to start a fire | |___N__ Hematite...
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... ‘Nature gave us one tongue and two ears, So we could hear twice as much as we speak.' (Epictetus, Greek philosopher) Listening is the language modality that is used most frequently. It has been estimated that adults spend almost half their communication time listening, and students may receive as much as 90% of their in-school information through listening to instructors and to one another. Not all listening is the same; casual greetings, for example, require a different sort of listening capability than do academic lectures. Language learning requires intentional listening that employs strategies for identifying sounds and making meaning from them. Listening involves a sender (a person, radio and television), a message, and a receiver (the listener). In addition, listeners must deal with the sender's choice of vocabulary, structure, and speed of delivery. The complexity of the listening process is magnified in second language contexts, where the receiver also has incomplete control of the language. Teaching listening skills is one of the most difficult tasks for any ESL teacher. This is because successful listening skills are acquired over time and with lots of practice. It's frustrating for students because there are no rules as in grammar teaching. Speaking and writing also have very specific exercises that can lead to improved skills. This is not to say that there are not ways of improving listening skills; however they are difficult...
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...at the same time. After countless local and national efforts have boosted the infrastructure of our schools, the significant issues now arise. Should we continue to pump money into educational technology for our schools? Do computers really help students learn? How can students and teachers best learn from the World Wide Web and its content? These questions are not new, nor unique to the dawn of Internet-connected schools. Earlier technologies, from textbook and illustration to film, television, and multimedia computer, have prompted similar ponderings. If technology is to have a significant role in schools, we need assurance that it works. More emphatically, we need confidence that use of educational technology results in learning. Research, both historical and contemporary, suggests that technology-based instruction can and does result in learning. Witness these examples of television, multimedia, and computer technologies delivering content to support learning: • Watching the television program Blue’s Clues has strong effects on developing preschool viewers’ flexible thinking, problem solving, and prosocial behaviors (Bryant, Mullikin, McCollum, Ralastin, Raney, Miron, et al., 1998). • Court TV’s Choices and Consequences program reduced middle school students’ verbal aggression — including tendencies to tease, swear at, and argue with others (Wilson, Linz, Federman, Smith, Paul, Nathanson, et al., 1999). • Viewing Sesame Street was positively associated...
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...englishbanana.com’s Talk a Lot Spoken English Course by Matt Purland A Great New Way to Learn Spoken English Elementary Book 1 Complete 12-week spoken English course All materials, instructions and answers are included Brand new and unique learning method Learn and recall questions, answers and negatives using 8 common verb forms • Learn 400+ essential vocabulary words • 100% photocopiable • • • • englishbanana.com’s Talk a Lot Spoken English Course Elementary Book 1 This book is dedicated to Anna and Julia, with love and thanks xx and also: ………………………………………………………………. (Insert the name of the teacher who has most inspired you to learn.) English Banana.com info@englishbanana.com ISBN-13: 978-0955701511 English Banana.com Copying Licence: You may freely print, copy and distribute this book, subject to our Copying Licence (visit our website at www.englishbanana.com for full details) First published in the UK by English Banana.com 2008 © Copyright Matt Purland 2008 Talk a Lot Introduction Welcome to a new kind of English course! Talk a Lot is a great new way to learn spoken English, and quite a departure from the standard ELT course book. Instead of spending hours reading and writing, students have the opportunity to engage in challenging and fun speaking and listening activities with their friends. On this course students learn how to think in English as well as Talk a Lot! The Talk a Lot course objectives are very simple: • • • •...
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