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Engaging K–12 Language Learners in Media Literacy
Author(s) -
Egbert Joy,
Neville Chon
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
tesol journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.468
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1949-3533
pISSN - 1056-7941
DOI - 10.1002/tesj.182
Subject(s) - literacy , media literacy , focus (optics) , psychology , pedagogy , sociology , mathematics education , linguistics , philosophy , physics , optics
Calls to integrate media literacy into K–12 language classrooms appear to have gone largely unheeded. However, media literacy skills are seen as crucial for 21st‐century learners. This article answers the calls for a focus on media literacy in the language classroom by addressing both why and how systematic attention might be brought to this issue and by highlighting the connections between language and media literacy.