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Making Sense of Aljazeera¡¯s Televised News: A Schema Theory Perspective

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  • NAjib Slimani

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Realizing that there exists a definite dearth of information on how English televised news discourse is processed by non-native viewers, I seek to examine how Moroccan viewers make sense of Aljazeera 24-hour English (henceforth Aljazeera) news discourse in terms of comprehension and recall. In light of schema theory research (Carrell, 1981; 1983; Hoijer, 1987; 1989; 1991; Kintsch, 1989), I designed pre-, while- and post-viewing tasks to explore the extent to which Moroccan viewers¡¯ linguistic and extra-linguistic prior knowledge mediate their processing of Aljazeera¡¯s televised news content. This study reveals that viewer-bound parameters, namely relevant-topic knowledge, linguistic literacy and familiarity with televised news formats, truly mold the way non-natives process authentic English news discourse.

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  • NAjib Slimani, 2016. "Making Sense of Aljazeera¡¯s Televised News: A Schema Theory Perspective," Studies in Media and Communication, Redfame publishing, vol. 4(1), pages 21-29, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:rfa:smcjnl:v:4:y:2016:i:1:p:21-29
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    Aljazeera news; background knowledge; moroccan viewers; schema theory; interpretation;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
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