Approaches for English Media Studies for non-English Majors

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English media studies present special challenges for students who are non-English majors, and as a result traditional approaches to teaching often fail. Their relative lackof experience with reading and discussion means they have not developed suitable learning strategies to deal with newspaper articles which have a specialised style andvocabulary and move on to discussion of the topics. Furthermore, such students have additional problems of motivation and confidence with regard to learning English. Thispaper suggests a re-evaluation of the role of media studies as an opportunity to develop leaning strategies, and describes a teaching approach using integrated materials designed to help non-English majors improve learning skills and develop motivation and confidence as language learners.