scholarly journals Teaching Media Literacy to ESL and EFL Students in the Age of COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Gaston
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Media Literacy Education ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
English Language Skills

Media literacy education is a field that is fraught with disagreement over definitions, approaches, principles, and purposes, but teaching media literacy is arguably needed now more than ever before, especially for ESL and EFL students. From the research available, it appears as though many ESL and EFL students are not taught media literacy in their home countries. Additionally, much of the research that does exist in regards to teaching media literacy to ESL and EFL students focuses on forms of media that are no longer relevant to most learners. Since ESL and EFL teachers support the development of their students’ English-language skills, it is justifiable that at least some of the responsibility of media literacy education should fall on their shoulders. The widespread transition to virtual learning as a result of COVID-19 presents a unique opportunity for ESL and EFL teachers to teach media literacy to their students. However, because this period also presents numerous challenges to the public’s collective media literacy skills, it is imperative that teachers integrate media literacy education into their pedagogy. Keywords: media literacy, ESL, EFL, COVID-19

New Media Literacy in 3-D Virtual Learning Environments

2009 ◽  
pp. 257-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yufeng Qian
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
The United States ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Virtual Learning Environments ◽  
Media Literacy Education ◽  
Learning Programs

This chapter reviews the use of 3-D virtual learning environments in kindergarten through secondary education in the United States. This emerging new learning environment poses new challenges to learners and requires broader spectrum of media literacy skills. By examining exemplary 3-D virtual learning programs and current state of media literacy education, this chapter reconceptualizes media literacy as integrated learning skills required in the emerging learning environments and identifies new directions to media literacy education to better prepare students to be competent learners and citizens in the digital age.

Transforming Digital Literacy With Culturally Diverse, Personalized Learning

2017 ◽  
pp. 170-195
Author(s):  
Patricia J. Donohue ◽  
Kevin Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Personalized Learning ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Media Literacy Education ◽  
Design For Learning

The chapter reports on the research and efforts of two faculty members in an Instructional Technologies (ITEC) Master's program to transform their undergraduate and graduate courses into culturally sensitive personalized learning experiences in media literacy education. The 20-year-old ITEC program needed upgrading to meet the paradigm shift in new technologies and global education that its students would enter on graduation. Cultural and social justice issues have been the mission of the University for 40 years and that dimension of media literacy education was missing from the ITEC curricula. Researchers found that introducing techniques of gamification, heutagogical methods, and universal design for learning principles into their online and blended-learning courses provided a way to help students personalize their learning experience and interact more engagingly with each other, and to master the media literacy skills being taught.

Using Film to Teach EFL Students English Language Skills

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hu Xiaoqiong ◽  
Jiang Xianxing
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
English Language Skills

Transforming Digital Literacy with Culturally Diverse, Personalized Learning

2018 ◽  
pp. 239-265
Author(s):  
Patricia J. Donohue ◽  
Kevin Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Personalized Learning ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Media Literacy Education ◽  
Design For Learning

The chapter reports on the research and efforts of two faculty members in an Instructional Technologies (ITEC) Master's program to transform their undergraduate and graduate courses into culturally sensitive personalized learning experiences in media literacy education. The 20-year-old ITEC program needed upgrading to meet the paradigm shift in new technologies and global education that its students would enter on graduation. Cultural and social justice issues have been the mission of the University for 40 years and that dimension of media literacy education was missing from the ITEC curricula. Researchers found that introducing techniques of gamification, heutagogical methods, and universal design for learning principles into their online and blended-learning courses provided a way to help students personalize their learning experience and interact more engagingly with each other, and to master the media literacy skills being taught.

Teaching Truth, Lies, and Accuracy in the Digital Age: Media Literacy as Project-Based Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yonty Friesem
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Media Literacy Education

The post-truth era has challenged traditional ways of teaching journalism and media literacy. Media literacy education can offer a useful lens for teaching students to be more critical. This pedagogy article describes a semester-long undergraduate course designed to deconstruct information disorder in the post-truth era by looking at economics, ideology, and power relations. Applying a project-based learning model allowed students to enhance their digital and media literacy skills by inquiring about the accuracy of a variety of sources centered on a single story.

scholarly journals A Systematic Review of Research on Teaching English Language Skills for Saudi EFL Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamad H. Alsowat
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
School Level ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
The Future ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
English Language Skills

This systematic review study sought to examine the teaching of English language skills in Saudi Arabia by systematically analyzing the previous studies on language skills which were published within the past ten years and identify the research areas to be bridged in the future. The study employed the systematic review approach. The search strategy yielded 221 studies for inclusion in the systematic keyword map, and 95 studies for in-depth review. The findings of this systematic review revealed that students sampling presented (80.09%) in those studies, and female students participated in only (24.43%) of those studies. In addition, (73.30%) of the conducted studies were at the university level indicating a limit interest of the school-level research. In addition, (68.52%) of those studies focused on writings kills , reading skills and achievement indicating the necessity to give more attention to speaking, listening, pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar research at all education sectors in the future. The in-depth review also indicated an obvious focus on reading and writing skills and most the studies were undertaken at the university level. The findings were discussed and a number of language skills research gaps were pointed out. 

Transforming Digital Literacy with Culturally Diverse, Personalized Learning

2016 ◽  
pp. 161-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia J. Donohue ◽  
Kevin Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Personalized Learning ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Media Literacy Education ◽  
Design For Learning

The chapter reports on the research and efforts of two faculty members in an Instructional Technologies (ITEC) Master's program to transform their undergraduate and graduate courses into culturally sensitive personalized learning experiences in media literacy education. The 20-year-old ITEC program needed upgrading to meet the paradigm shift in new technologies and global education that its students would enter on graduation. Cultural and social justice issues have been the mission of the University for 40 years and that dimension of media literacy education was missing from the ITEC curricula. Researchers found that introducing techniques of gamification, heutagogical methods, and universal design for learning principles into their online and blended-learning courses provided a way to help students personalize their learning experience and interact more engagingly with each other, and to master the media literacy skills being taught.

scholarly journals THE INTEGRATION OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING (PBL) IN EDUCATION 4.0 TOWARD EFL STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Helsa Gita Almaida ◽  
Alan Jaelani
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Integrated Project ◽  
English Language Skills

This research aims to realize the implementation and integrated project-based learning (PBL) activities in education 4.0 towards EFL students’ activities. This study uses qualitative methods as a framework for analyzing and collecting data. The data were obtained from observations and interviews. The results showed that the use of Google Classroom, Comic Page Creator, and Learning Apps can complement projects in the EFL class; the use of Google Classroom, Comic Page Creator, and Learning Apps can help students access the material and complete the Project; and most students integrating PBL into Education 4.0 can improve their English language skills.

scholarly journals Using blog to Promote English Skills for EFL Students: The Students’ Perception

ELT-Lectura ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Budianto Hamuddin
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
English Language Skills

Blogs in many modern institutions have been used to promote English skills in ELT situation. Thisquantitatif study aimed to identify and describes the use of blog to promote English skills for EFL students inPBIG FKIP Unilak. This study based its data from 118 students who attended 4 different classes based-blog.Employing a total sampling technique, the students were invited to fill up online questionnaire. Thequantitative data shows the majority (98%) of the students had a positive perception that blog was very usefuland (97%) effective as a media to promote English language skills. This postive result means that blog can beused as a media of learning to promote English skills among EFL students based on the perception of studentswho have used blog in 4 different classes-based blog in PBIG FKIP Unilak.

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