TY - BOOK AU - Belinha S. De Abreu AU - Melda N. Yildiz PY - 2016 CY - New York, United States of America PB - Peter Lang Verlag SN - 9781453917282 TI - Global Media Literacy in a Digital Age T2 - Teaching Beyond Borders DO - 10.3726/978-1-4539-1728-2 UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1051622 N2 - How do we connect with one another? How do the media portray different cultures and beliefs? What messages are often omitted from media? How do we connect what we see in the worldwide media to the classroom? This book, divided into four parts, serves to answer many of these questions. In Part 1, readers are provided with a historical look at media literacy education while glimpsing the future of this educational movement. Part 2 curates voices from around the globe, from practitioners to researchers, who provide a look at issues that are of consequence in our worldwide society. Part 3 focuses on education through cases studies that give educational perspectives and assessment opportunities. The final section, «Take Action», offers the reader resources for growing global media literacy around the world. This timely resource provides a look at how media literacy education has become a global and interconnected dialogue brought about by the evolution of technology. KW - pedagogical media competency, teaching media, Media Literacy LA - English ER -