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About the Course

Welcome to English for Media Literacy, a course created by the University of Pennsylvania, and funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs. To enroll in this course for free, click on “Enroll now” and then select "Full Course. No certificate." This course is designed for non-native English speakers who are interested in learning more about U.S. media literacy. In this course, you will explore different types of mass media, such as newspapers, magazines, television, and social media. This course will also give you the opportunity to develop a broader understanding of the role media plays in our lives, while building your vocabulary and giving you the language skills needed to analyze what you read and watch. The first unit in this course will provide an introduction to media literacy and give you an opportunity to evaluate your own media literacy level. In unit 2, you will learn how to identify facts versus opinions in the media. The next unit in the course will focus on the differences between social media and traditional media, while unit 4 will look at how gender and identity are covered in the media. In the final unit of the course, you will demonstrate your increased media literacy by through a culminating final project on social media. Development of this course was funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Office of English Language Programs. Unless otherwise noted, all course materials are available for re-use, repurposing and free distribution under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution license....

Top reviews

DT

Jan 26, 2019

I learned a lot from this online course especially the skills in media literacy. Thank you very much University of Pennsylvania. God bless to all staff and the people behind this program. More power!

LB

Feb 8, 2019

This course helps people to b knowledgeable in a very accessible way. Through Coursra you can study even in different places. Also you will get a Certificate that will be valubale to every learner.

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By Deleted A

Jun 7, 2020

This is my first course on Coursera and I felt like "If it's ok, I'll contine learning and try another one, if not- sorry". English for Media literacy opened my eyes on the way I percieve news and the way it makes my opinion and forms my behaviour. It was completely the right length, difficulty, with appropriate language and vocablary. I like the presenters, too)))

By Ольга И

May 17, 2022

I listened to the practical teachers with great pleasure. Thanks to the organizers of the courses. A lot of useful information. The materials allowed me to systematize my experience of remote work with students, gave answers to questions that arise in the course of practical activity and work with information sources, as a rule, to understand them

By Жулдуз К

May 9, 2022

A useful and interesting course - made it clear how to properly understand the flow of news events in the world. Everything is explained in an accessible and understandable way. Become more media literate and try to understand the news correctly. further developed the skills of understanding the English language, terms and media literacy.

By José A R N

Jul 29, 2017

My name is Jose Antonio from Brazil. I am looking for a new Data Scientist career (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseantonio11)

I did this course to complete my CV in English to the area of Data Science. 


The course was excellent and the classes well taught by teachers.

Congratulations to Coursera team and Instructors.

Regards.

Jose Antonio.

By Edelyn P

Feb 9, 2019

Coursera really helps me a lot in terms of grammar, being a media literate and so many more. I am thankful for all the people behind this course. Also I am grateful to be part of this online course. I always wish you all the best and more power. I am looking forward for all that you can help in learning. God bless you all. SALAMAT PO!!

By Andréa M F M

May 16, 2020

English for Media Literacy course was really fantastic. It improved my journalistic skills and opened my mind in relation to many media issues, such as bias, diversity, and the power of social media. Besides, it presented some interesting grammar topics I hadn't studied before, like reductions, abbreviations, and strong adjectives.

By Leandro A C

May 13, 2022

This course helped me a lot to understand what Media Literacy is really about. The instructors know their stuff and they also know how to present the content of the course in a way that is very easy to understand what they mean. I am glad I was able to do this course because now I can say that I am a media literate person.

By Abil B K

Mar 23, 2022

It was very interesting time for me. Thanks a lo t for your this course . I had good experience as a teacher in the Media literacy course. Every part or session was Informative. Especially, BIAS of news from TV and journalism. In future time I would like to have it in my own life or at the work.

By John M R C B

Feb 10, 2019

I've learned a lot. The videos are simple yet profound. The exercise also helped me a lot in understanding the lesson more deeply. The examples and articles used are very complex yet easily understood. This course has changed the way I view the world, particularly in viewing or reading media information's.

By Anderson Q V

May 8, 2020

Un muy buen curso para aprender ingles a partir de un tema especifico (en este caso social media). Esta forma de aprendizaje permite no solo practicar y aprender ingles, sino, también, aprender sobre sobre los modelos de social media, los principales sesgos sociales y como identificarlos. Muy recomendado.

By Assel S

Mar 7, 2020

The structure of all the lessons is very good and easy to understand. There are so many lively learning activities to both develop yourself and entertain! Everything is very useful and practical to improve your professional skills and achieve personal goals. You will lose much if you don`t take it!

By Нуриева А И

Feb 28, 2020

Course will be useful for everyone. We are surrounded by different types of Media. This course will help you improve your critical thinking skills and analyze the information while consuming it. It will help you to make right decision about your life and see more, than someone decided to show you.

By Lasantha K

Jul 19, 2020

This English for media literacy course gives me how control the language in the media .

It is very use to complete my assignments and course as well. this course help me to develop my American English(reduction, transitions). I hope to do another step in this course. thank you all.

By Blademer M

Sep 17, 2020

I already had my certificate but can I ask for another one on which the time frame of the entire course from beginning to ending is indicated because it is an important information needed by our institution for promotion purpose. Looking forward to your response about this matter.

By USAMA

Jul 8, 2023

This is a terrific course!!! The language was easy, flexible schedule and the types of games and quizes included made me learn so much in so little time. I would say everyone should learn this in this age of Internet where we it is difficult to distinguish fake and true news.

By Sultanayat B

May 29, 2022

Thank you so much for such an amazing and useful course! I have learnt a lot and become media literate. This course allowed me to look at usual media , messages and information differently. Moreover, I have improved my English a lot! I would recommend taking this course!!!

By Safayet B N R

May 25, 2020

This course and it's respectable instructors are unique because of their way of teaching and it's infrastructure . People of any age can easily develop their skill about media literacy after finishing this course. Glad to be a part of this course as well as coursera .

By Aizhan S

Jun 22, 2021

I truly appreciate the Media Literacy Course and recommend it to everyone, as it gives important skills in using Media. Additionally I would like to thank the organizatons and teachers who provided interesting and involving, entertaining tasks inspiring everyone!!

By Gulnar A

Sep 26, 2022

Thank you very much for creating and implementing such a course! From now on I will teach my grandchildren and students the most important skill I have acquired and improved myself, that is asking questions, critical ones, every time I read or listen in Media.

By DODDIE M L D

Apr 25, 2020

I love the simple and clear discussion of the topics. Also, I enjoyed doing the activities and assignments. Learning has been fun indeed in another area I knew nothing about before I enrolled. Thank you for the learning! I wish to be back soon for more courses!

By MA. C N M

Mar 6, 2019

This course is very timely and I am happy I enrolled on this course because I have learned so much. The approach is very basic, clear and distinct, the videos are downloadable and can be used in classroom discussions too. It includes educational games as well.

By Жазира К

Apr 11, 2022

I really enjoyed the course "English for Media Literacy" and took much knowledge in types of media, bias in media, kinds of advertisement, and diversity in media too. I replenished my vocabulary and improved grammar. I will recommend it to my colleagues!

By Emelita B

Apr 7, 2022

a course that is timely and significant. We should let others learn and inform about this course also to enhance critical thinking and to be able to discern whether the things or information that we get is a fact or not. This will decrease disinformation

By Karina I

Mar 23, 2020

This course is very useful. I learned a lot about media literacy and thing which are included. The process is really intersting and comfortable. I tried to write and record different assignments. It affected positively on my language and media skills.

By Taissiya M

Feb 12, 2020

This course was of a great pleasure and great opportunity to me. I have not only learned about media literacy but also notices some good methods of how to teach this ssubjects to others. I am going to recommend this course to my friends and students.