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Understanding Media Literacy

Course Details
Trainer Name

Lauren Fiori

Skill Area

Public Relations, Customer Service or Communications

Reviews

4.5 (7 Rating)

Course Requirements

No requirement.

Course Description

This course is designed for non-native English speakers who are interested in learning more about U.S. media literacy. In this course, you will explore different types of mass media, such as newspapers, magazines, television, and social media. This course will also give you the opportunity to develop a broader understanding of the role media plays in our lives while building your vocabulary and giving you the language skills needed to analyze what you read and watch.

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course, Learners will be able to enhance their Grammar, Media Analysis, English Language and media Literacy knowledge

Course Curriculum

1 Media is Everywhere

2 Listening Interview with William Cowen

3 Language Focus Previewing Texts

4 What is Media Literacy

5 Analyze Media Messages Part 1

6 Analyze Media Messages Part 2

7 Language Focus Skimming and Scanning

8 The Language of New Media

9 Supplemental Reading

1 What is Traditional Media

2 What is Social Media

3 Language Focus Comparative Adjectives

4 Overcoming Bias the Power of Social Media

5 Using Social Media to Support Causes

6 Language Focus Reductions

7 The Reliability of Social Media Part 1

8 The Reliability of Social Media Part 2

1 What is Advertising

2 Thinking Critically about Advertisements

3 How to Advertise Target Audiences

4 Listening Interview with Nancy Bollinger

5 Language Focus Order of Adjectives

6 Features of Print Advertisement

7 Features of Radio and Television Advertisements

8 Language Focus Intensifiers Normal vs Strong Adjectives

9 Using the Internet to Advertise

10 Analyzing Advertisements

11 Sample Analysis of an Advertisement

1 What is Media Bias

2 How are Media Messages Created and Shared

3 Language Focus Expressing Opinions Using Modals Should, Must, Could, Might Part 1

4 Language Focus Expressing Opinions Using Modals Should, Must, Could, Might Part 2

5 Bias by Omission

6 Bias by Placement

7 Language Focus Connotation vs Denotation

8 Bias by Spin

9 Overcoming Bias

10 Bias in the Media Overview

1 What is Diversity

2 Why is it Important for Media to be Diverse

3 Language Focus Using Negatives No, No, Never, Hardly, Ever

4 Race and Ethnicity in the Media

5 Culture in the Media

6 Women in the Media

7 Language Focus Transitions

8 Diversity and Identity

9 Course Summary

Trainer

Trainer Name

Lauren Fiori

4.5 Rating
7 Reviews

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This course includes:

  • Duration: 3 Hours 32 Min

  • Skill Level: Beginner

  • Lectures: 47 lessons

  • Enrolled: 88 learners

  • Certificate of Completion

  • Lifetime access

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