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Bob Marley (1945-1981) How much do you know about Bob Marley? What kind of music did he play? Do you know any of his songs? Jamaican English What language did Bob Marley speak? Listen to this radio interview. How much can you understand? Bob spoke Jamaican patois . Interesting? Difficult? Documentary about Bob If you would like to learn more about Bob Marley, follow this link.

Do you know the difference between Copyright and Copyleft ? Do you know what Creative Common Licences are? Do you think you can use and download any images for free? In this post you will find useful information about Creative Common Licenses, how to atribute images, videos or any material, where to find images in the public domain without worrying about what is legal or illegal. You can read or download an updated version of the document about creative commons licences. I have added a licence to my document. Is this licence restrictive? In what way? You can post a comment with your thoughts. I'd love to hear from students!

Please download the following document . We'll be working with these two news stories in class. You will find a link to the original source where they where published (El País in English). Understanding what the piece of news is about As you read the news, make sure you answer the following questions: Who? What? When? Where? Why?  How? Understanding the language used Identify what kind of verb tenses have been used identify what kind of language has been used to draw the reader's attention Reflecting on journalism style How reliable do you think are the news stories you have read? Further reading If you would like to read more about new trends in journalism, you can read this short article published in the UNESCO web page.

Brandon Jerningan, PhD English.  British Council Research Papers

Dear students Watch my presentation to learn more about the project we are going to work on. You will find all the instructions to do the project in my genial.ly. However, you can also download this document. I hope you enjoy doing the project. Please post a comment!!