COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ELECTIVE V (MEDIA LITERACY IN GFL-TEACHING)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ADE 3021 ELECTIVE V (MEDIA LITERACY IN GFL-TEACHING) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

German Language Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TOLGA GÜNDOĞDU

Offered to

German Language Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to develop the skill of accessing accurate information by using internet and social media resources, to raise awareness of the power of the internet and social media, and to inform students about legal regulations, ethical principles, and their impact on society.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to recognize internet and social media resources.
2   Be able to reach the right information by using internet and social media resources.
3   Be able to know the legal and ethical arrangements for the use of internet and social media resources.
4   Be able to know the effects of the power of internet and social media resources on society.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Information literacy
2 Conscious use of the Internet and social media
3 The effects of social media on individuals
4 Information dissemination and misleading power; power of news dissemination; media and perception management
5 Legal rights and responsibilities for media and internet
6 Copyright, personality rights
7 Information privacy, privacy violation
8 Midterm
9 Language use in the media
10 News value and quality analysis
11 Popular culture
12 Male and female roles in the media
13 Consumer culture and advertising
14 Stereotyping in the media
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Inal, K. 2009. Medya Okuyazarlığı El Kitabı, Ütopya Yayınevi
Bilici, I. E. 2018. Medya Okuyazarlığı ve Eğitimi, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
Şimşek Cinman, M. & Türkoğlu, N. 2016. Medya Okuryazarlığı, Pales Yayınları
KOLTAY, T. 2011. The Media and The Literacies: Media Literacy, Information Literacy, Digital Literacy, Media Culture Society, 33(2) s.211-221.
POTTER, W. J. 2011. Media Literacy 5th edition, California: SAGE Publications.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, discussions and group studies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The success of the student is determined by the midterm and final exam grades. Apart from this, there is no special evaluation criterion.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students should be prepared for the topics specified in the syllabus before coming to the classes. Attendance to 70% of the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tolga.gundogdu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Web Search and Library Research 4 3 12
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 88

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1233
LO.2433
LO.322
LO.42

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