This study was conducted to investigate the effect of bimodal subtitled films on vocabulary learning among Iranian EFL learners. To achieve this purpose, 60 male and female intermediate learners who were studying English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Pardis Memar Institiute in Bandar Abbas, Iran, participated in this study. A standard proficiency…

This study was designed to present and discuss some results produced by a research involving the use of English subtitles of some news videos from the webiste Reuters.com (http://www.reuters.com) with pedagogical reasons in a Brazilian context (Academic English for Journalism). We have developed the research during two semesters at UNESP…

This paper focuses on a critical analysis of the language of advertisement in selected newspapers and magazines; from the aspect of graphology and lexis of "The Nation Newspaper" and "Newswatch Magazine" respectively. This work is based on the framework of stylistics. Through this study, it is discovered that the language of…

Examines the front pages of a national sample of dailies in the United States, describing their use of news attributes and determining if any news-use patterns are evident. Finds three news-use patterns: hard news, interpreter news, and prominence news. Identifies timeliness as the most important attribute for front-page news. (RS)

Presents the acceptance speech for the 1974 Citation of Merit awarded to the Knight Newspapers by the American Society of Journalism School Administrators. (RB)

Suggests ideas for student yearbooks which go beyond preserving the record of a particular school and include information on clothing, fads, and religion. (RB)

In a national survey conducted during 1973 and 1974, 160 managing editors answered a questionnaire concerning the newshole policies of their papers. According to the survey, the typical daily newspaper in the United States uses slightly less than 45% of its space for nonadvertising content, reflecting little change since a 1957 survey. Larger…

Two studies were conducted, the first to determine reader response to newspaper front pages with modular format and color, and the second to examine source perception and reporter response to errors in news stories. Results of the first study revealed that respondents in three cities preferred modular front pages to other modern format pages and…

Tells how to plan effective page layouts for news magazines; provides illustrations from high school publications. (GW)

Describes six award-winning yearbooks from five high schools and a college. Explains how each yearbook is organized and why each is deserving of an award. (TJ)

Tells how a weekly high school newspaper switched to a front page format built in most issues around a single story or subject; includes reproductions of the front pages of six different issues. (GT)

Directs attention to many questionable characteristics of student yearbooks, including poor color quality, dull copy, uninformative captions, faulty layout, and dull advertisements. (GT)

Takes a look at contemporary yearbook pictures and suggests different ways to add photographic life to publications. (MB)

Analyzes procedures for preparing an in-depth article or series of articles for a high school newspaper. (RB)