Lesson plan / MEDIA LITERACY

Lesson Information

Course Credit 2.0
Course ECTS Credit 5.0
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course Compulsory
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience? Z
Course Coordinator Assoc. Prof. (Ph.D.) DENİZ AKBULUT
Instructor (s)
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course To introduce students to the concept of critical media literacy studies and will support students to become active for generalizing this concept in society and to increase the quality of media communication.
Course Content In this course will be taught the subjects designed for communication students to intensify their media knowledge.

Weekly Course Subjects

1Introduction to media literacy
2Literacy and modernization process
3Expansion of the media process
4Popular culture and media
5Media and social change relations
6Critical social theory and media
7Varios approaches in historical development
8Media literacy eduacation process
9Differnet approaches, different applications
10Examples of media analysis
11news, news programs, documentaries, etc.
12advertisements, social advertisements, contras
13Media and ethics: communcation ethics and professional ethics
14General evaluation

Resources

Türkoğlu, Nurçay,Şimşek, Cinman Melda (ed.). Medya Okuryazarlığı.İstanbul: Kalemus, 2007.
Binark, Mutlu, Gelcel Bek, Mine. Eleştirel Medya Okuryazarlığı Kuramsal Yaklaşımlar ve Uygulamalar. İstanbul: Kalkedeon, 2007