I Match the term with the proper definition.

№	term	№	definition
1	specialized training	a)	a person undergoing training
2	preliminary training	b)	a course of training completed via the Internet
3	part-time training	c)	the organ which deals with the matters of accreditation status of journalism and mass communication institutions
4	trainee	d)	targeted training focused on advanced techniques, new technologies or specific subjects
5	distance learning course	e)	a recently established organization aimed at stimulating European cooperation in journalism education and mid-career training
6	accreditation	f)	initial training aimed at gaining basic knowledge and skills
7	EJTA	g)	a kind of training which combines work and study
8	Accrediting Committee	h)	the process of certification as meeting required standards

8 points

II Substitute the word in italics with the proper synonym.

1. One of the aims of the EJTA is to develop professional approach towards journalism education.

2. ACEJMC accredits educational programs in the field of journalism and mass communication.

3. Journalism education in any country traditionally combines practical skills training and liberal arts courses.

4. Graduates are awarded degrees in journalism according to the core area they have specialized in.

5. In order to get the NCTJ diploma all candidates must complete five major subjects and at least two of the specialist options.

6. Some approved exam centers can evaluate the students’ knowledge they have gained at the distance learning courses.

7. Interns usually get small writing assignments from the editors.

8. There is an enormous amount of competition to land an apprenticeship.

9 points

III Choose the best form of the verb Active or Passive.

Early journalists used to __1__ (be highly educated / highly educate). In the middle of the 19th century nine out of ten journalists __2__ (had been studied/ had studied) in a university. This was general academic education and not professionally oriented education. The idea of journalism as a profession __3__ (was evolved / evolved) only towards the end of the 19th century and in the first decades of the 20th century along with the growth of the press.

The number of journalists __4__ (has increased / has been increased) throughout the 20th century, particularly after World War II, along with the expansion of the media industries. And this development __5__ (was revealed / has been revealed) in the growth of journalism education since the 1960s. The United Kingdom __6__ (was provided / provides) a good example with over 100 organizations currently offering journalism education or training. Germany lists nearly 200 institutions which __7__ (is engaged / are engaged) in some kind of journalism education. Of the other large European countries France lists 60 journalism schools and Poland 80 institutions of various types.

Journalism __8__ (integrate / is integrated) not only with other disciplines in the humanities and social sciences but it cannot __9__ (be strictly separated / is separated) from the related media communication studies, such as organizational communication, marketing communication, speech communication and visual communication.

Education can either __10__ (uphold / be uphold) journalism as a relatively autonomous activity, or disempower it in the interests of the state or media institutions.

Kaarle Nordensteng

“Soul-Searching at the Crossroads of European Journalism Education”

“European Journalism Education”

First published in the UK in 2009

Intellect, the Mill, Pamall Road, Fishponds,

Bristol, BS 16 3JG, UK

10 points