Abstract
The article considers raising students' media literacy as the response to the pandemic challenges highlighting the problem of deficiency of information verifiability and the importance of raising students' critical thinking as a crucial tool in decreasing the COVID-19 pandemic potential damage. The focus of the study lies in the research what sources/genres students of technical universities resort to in getting the information concerning the pandemic, what is their ability to distinguish facts from opinions, trustworthy information from misinformation as well as what are possible differences among students of technical and humanitarian specialities in terms of media literacy. The findings of the survey of 511 students majoring in different specialities at the National Technical University of Ukraine' Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute' (after this, the official abbreviated name – Igor Sikorsky KPI) revealed a need in raising students' media literacy in terms of critically assessing information concerning the coronavirus.
Highlights
Media literacy is closely connected with quality education with its integral components: quality learners, quality learning environment, quality content, quality processes, and quality outcomes
Quality education is the strategic aim of the National Technical University of Ukraine, «Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute," ranked first in the Top200 Universities of Ukraine
COVID-19 pandemic has put a significant challenge for English teachers in Ukraine regarding specific problems of online learning as the primary medium of the learning process and from the standpoint of students' mental health concerns
Summary
Media literacy is closely connected with quality education with its integral components: quality learners, quality learning environment, quality content, quality processes, and quality outcomes. That is why our research focuses on the problem of Media education in learning English in technical universities. Online learning presupposes dealing with a significant amount of information, which demands critical assessment, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. With this aim in mind, we researched learners' essential abilities to think about the news concerning the pandemic at the Igor Sikorsky KPI. We formed a hypothesis that a) learners' critical thinking abilities concerning Covid-related information need enhancement by a set of strategies, b) the level of media education of humanitarian and technical students will vary due to the content of their syllabi
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