MSBK_LMKP Medial Culture

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0/4. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. David Kroča, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Milena Šubrtová, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Nataša Vrbová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject of Media Culture is designed to contribute to the so-called media literacy of teachers. Its aim is to arise teachers interest in media studies. It tries to answer the basic question why to engage in media studies and how these studies can be beneficial. The subject deals with the way media work and explains how media communication is created and how the media influence recipients´ life.
Syllabus
  • 1. Media studies: the basic concepts and bibliography concerning the subject.
  • 2. Media-impact.
  • 3. Media and entertainment. Reality show.
  • 4. Media and news.
  • 5. Media and marketing.
  • 6. Regulation and autoregulation of media.
Literature
  • MIČIENKA, Marek and Jan JIRÁK. Základy mediální výchovy. Praha: Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-315-4. info
  • BURTON, G. and J. JIRÁK. Úvod do studia médií. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2001. info
  • KROČA, David. Základy mediální výchovy. 1. vyd. Brno: Komenský, Pedagogická fakulta Masarykovy univerzity, 2008, s. 36. č. 5. ISSN 0323-0449. info
Teaching methods
The course takes a form of lectures, each of which presents examples of a particular media (films, TV commercials, TV news, computer games etc.).
Assessment methods
Type of completion: credit Credit requirements: students write a seminar paper dealing with one of the asssigned topics or topics of students´own choice which has to meet adequate criteria and must be handed in by deadline. A short research report of about 5 pages dealing with a topical question, e.g. Which programmes for children broadcast at weekends by the state run television can be counted among the best and why? Which programmes broadcast by the Czech radio can be recommended to pupils? What does a particular journal you read look like regarding the genres it presents?
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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