{"product_id":"language-and-media-a-resource-book-for-students-paperback","title":"Language and Media: A Resource Book for Students - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRodney H. Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSylvia Jaworska\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eErhan Aslan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoutledge English Language Introductions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries, and key readings--all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible 'two-dimensional' structure is built around four sections--introduction, development, exploration, and extension-- which offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic can also be read across these sections, enabling the reader to build gradually on the knowledge gained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised second edition of \u003ci\u003eLanguage and Media\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an accessible introduction and comprehensive overview of the major approaches and methodological tools used in the study of language and media. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on a broad range of media and media content from more traditional print and broadcast media formats to more recent digital media formats.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates practical examples using real data, including newspaper articles, press releases, television shows, advertisements (print, broadcast, and digital), blogs, social media content, internet memes, culture jamming, and protest signs. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes key readings from leading scholars in the field, such as Jan Blommaert, Sonia Livingstone, David Machin, Martin Montgomery, Ruth Page, Ron Scollon, and Theo van Leeuwen.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a wide range of activities, questions, and points for further discussion. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book emphasises the increasingly creative ways ordinary people are engaging in media production. 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