Critical reading of media in university students

Authors

  • María Belén Romano Facultad de Filosofía y Letras (UNT); INVELEC; CONICET
  • Esther López Facultad de Filosofía y Letras (UNT); INVELEC; CONICET

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19137/praxiseducativa-2016-200203

Keywords:

media discourse, critical reading, media education, media competence, university students

Abstract

Given the importance that journalistic discourse acquires in actual societies and the role given to university students as critical subjects of reality, this research, based on sociocultural and critical perspectives of reading and on the concepts of media education and media competence, aims to determine what are the difficulties that show admitted students in Humanities from a public university in Argentina to interact with texts from the press. To do it we stop at the analysis -mainly qualitative- of the answers to a test of understanding of a text of opinion published in a national newspaper. Partial results allow us to emphasize the need to develop strategies that encourage critical reading of media at the university level and to enrich the media competence of students as individuals committed to social issues.

Author Biographies

  • María Belén Romano, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras (UNT); INVELEC; CONICET
    Doctora en Letras (Universidad Nacional de Tucumán)
  • Esther López, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras (UNT); INVELEC; CONICET
    Doctora en Letras (Universidad Nacional de Tucumán)

Published

2016-08-29

Issue

Section

Artículos

How to Cite

Critical reading of media in university students. (2016). Praxis Educativa, 20(2), 25-33. https://doi.org/10.19137/praxiseducativa-2016-200203