Can High School Students Check the Veracity of Information about COVID-19? A Case Study on Critical Media Literacy in Brazilian ESL Classes

Autor/inn/en	Meyrer, Karin Paola; Kersch, Dorotea Frank
Titel	Can High School Students Check the Veracity of Information about COVID-19? A Case Study on Critical Media Literacy in Brazilian ESL Classes
Quelle	In: Journal of Media Literacy Education, 14 (2022) 1, S.14-28 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	High School Students; Critical Literacy; Media Literacy; Student Attitudes; News Reporting; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Journal Articles; Video Technology; Web Sites; Intervention; Journalism; Teaching Methods; Information Sources; COVID-19; Pandemics; Deception; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Kritisches Lesen; Media skills; Medie competence; Medienkompetenz; Schülerverhalten; News report; Reportage; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Web-Design; Journalistik; Journalismus; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Information source; Informationsquelle; Täuschung; Brasilien
Abstract	In a globalized world, critical media literacy is imperative when selecting the content we consume amid countless offers. Therefore, the purpose of this case study is to analyze which resources 3rd year high school students (16-17 years old) from an English as a Second Language class in Brazil use in the construction of authorial journalistic articles demystifying fake news about COVID-19 and if the interventions conducted previous to the task were helpful in their process of developing critical media literacy. To this end, firstly students analyzed news about COVID-19 from international websites; secondly, they discussed aspects of a video that circulated widely in WhatsApp chat groups; and, finally, they produced journalistic articles demystifying popular fake news about COVID-19 in Brazil. The findings suggest a great capacity of students to justify their perceptions about what is fact and what is fake once they were provoked to do so, showing the development of critical media literacy and news literacy through the arguments presented in their articles. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Association for Media Literacy Education. 10 Laurel Hill Drive, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003. Tel: 888-775-2652; e-mail: editor@jmle.org; Web site: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/jmle/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01