Name: OxfordAQA International GCSE Media Studies (9257)
Price: 38.99 USD
ISBN: 9781382066785

Oxford University Press

Steff Hutchinson

OxfordAQA International GCSE Media Studies (9257)

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Please note this title is suitable for any student studying:
Exam Board: OxfordAQA
Level and subject: International GCSE Media Studies
First teaching: 2024
First exams: 2026
Written by an expert and experienced Media Studies author, this Student Book provides comprehensive support for the new OxfordAQA International GCSE Media Studies specification (for first teaching in 2024 and examination in 2026). The textbook develops understanding of how and why media products are made and how they affect their audiences, enabling students to appreciate the role media plays in their lives. Internationally focused case studies from different media sources provide practical examples of how media industries and products work, alongside discussion and creative tasks to put knowledge into practice. The book also includes plenty of practice questions for every Assessment Objective to prepare students for their exams.

Language

English

ISBN

9781382066785

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Introducing media studies

1.1 The mass media

1.2 My media

Chapter 2: Media Language part 1: making meanings

2.1 Communication and meaning

2.2 The semiotic approach to understanding meaning

2.3 Media language: what choices are made?

2.4 Carrying out semiotic analysis

Chapter 3: Media Language part 2: genres and narrative

3.1 What is genre?

3.2 The dynamic nature of genre

3.3 What is narrative?

Chapter 4: Media Representations

4.1 Representations and the construction of reality

4.2 Representations in the news

4.3 Audiences and representations

Chapter 5: Contexts of the media part 1: Media Language and Media Representations

5.1 What are the contexts of the media?

5.2 Cultural context

5.3 Economic context

5.4 Historical context

5.5 Technological context

Chapter 6: Media Industries

6.1 Who are media producers?

6.2 Regulation and control

6.3 Globalization

Chapter 7: Media Audiences

7.1 Definitions of the audience

7.2 Theories of audience

7.3 Audience practices

Chapter 8: Contexts of the media part 2: Media Industries and Media Audiences

8.1 Cultural context

8.2 Economic context

8.3 Historical context

8.4 Technological context

Chapter 9: Selected Media Products

9.1 What are the Selected Media Products?

9.2 Studying video: television

9.3 Studying video: film

9.4 Studying audio

9.5 Studying e-media

9.6 Studying print: magazines

9.7 Studying news

9.8 Studying advertising

Chapter 10: Making media part 1: planning and research

10.1 Introduction to making media

10.2 Audio brief

10.3 E-media brief

10.4 Print brief

10.5 Video brief

10.6 Advertising brief

10.7 News brief

Chapter 11: Making media part 2: skills and techniques

11.1 Introduction to media production

11.2 Producing audio

11.3 Producing e-media

11.4 Producing print

11.5 Producing video

11.6 Producing advertising

11.7 Producing news

11.8 Your final NEA submission

Chapter 12: The written examination

12.1 Structure of the written exam

12.2 Exam techniques and preparation

12.3 Sample questions

Sample Paper 1: Media knowledge and understanding

Glossary

Index