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PART 3
Questions 21 - 25
What does Jack tell his tutor about each of the following course options?
AHe'll definitely do it.

BHe may or may not do it.

CHe won't do it.

Write the correct letter, A, B or C next to questions 21- 25.
You may choose any letter more than once.

21Media Studies

22

Women and Power

23

Culture and Society

24

Identity and Popular Culture

25

Introduction to Cultural Theory

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You will hear a Communication Studies student talking to his tutor about optionalcourses for the next semester.

Dr RayCome in. Oh hello Alan. Have a seat. Right ... you said you wanted
to see me to talk about your options next semester?

Jack

That's right. We have to decide by the end of next week. Really, I'dlike to do all five options but we have to choose two, don't we.

Dr RayYes, but the choice depends on your major to some extent. You'remajoring in Communication Studies, aren't you?

JackThat's right.

Dr RaySo for example the Media Studies Option will cover quite a lot of thesame area you did in the core module on mass communications thissemester - the development of the media through the last twocenturies, in relation to political and social issues.

JackMmm. Well that was interesting, but I’ve decided I'd rather dosomething completely new. There's a Women's Studies option, isn'tthere?

Dr RayYes, 'Women and Power' – again it has a historical focus, it aims tocontextualise women's studies by looking at the legal and social
situation in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries …

JackSo it would be useful if I intended to specialise in women's studies ...
but I'm not sure I do actually.

Dr RayWell, it might still be useful to give you an idea of the issues
involved. It's taught by Dr Steed.

JackOh, really? I'll sign up for that, then. What about the option on
Culture and Society?

Dr RayThat addresses the historical debate on the place of culture since
the Industrial Revolution in Britain.

JackSo a historical focus again ...

Dr RayDo I get the message you're not so keen on history?

JackWell, it's just we seem to have done quite a lot this semester …

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anyway I'll think about that one.
Dr RayIf you're interested in a course focusing on current issues there's theoption on Identity and Popular Culture – that approaches the subject
through things like contemporary film, adverts, soap operas and soon.

JackOh? That sounds interesting. Can you tell me who runs it?

Dr RayWell, it's normally Dr Stevens but he's on sabbatical next semester,so I'm not sure who'll be running it. It should be decided by next
week though.

JackRight, well I might wait until then to decide ... And the last option isIntroduction to Cultural Theory, isn't it. I'm quite interested in that too– I was talking to one of the second year students, and she said it
was really useful, it made a lot of things fall into place.

Dr RayYes, but in fact in your major, you'll have covered a lot of that
already in Communications 102, so that might be less useful thansome of the others.

JackOh, I'll forget about that one, then.

Dr RayNow while you're here, we could also discuss how you're getting onwith your Core Module assignment ...

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Answers:
21

C

22

A

23

B

24

B

25

C