Information Package / Course Catalogue
Media Literacy
Course Code: HAT206
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

1. To enable the student who is passive in front of the mass media to activate the sub-texts within the information complex. 2. To give students the ability of problem solving and the ability to interpret information technologies. 3. To give students the ability to read and write advertising messages correctly. 4. To help students gain the ability to distinguish between “reality” and “fiction".

Course Content

21st Century Literacy: An Evaluation on Education and Teaching in Globalizing Media Culture, Concept of Media Literacy, Importance of Media Literacy, Concept of Media, Types of Media, Reading and Writing Media, Stages of Media Production, Form in Media, Content in Media, Writing, Sound and Sound Effects , Photography / Image / Illustration / Cartoon / Graphic, Media Literacy Approaches, Theoretical Approaches to Media Literacy, Evaluation of Impacts of Mass Media and Impact Theories, Media Impact Periods, Media Impact Theories, Media Message Types: Text Analysis, Visual Literacy, Semiotics, Semiotics Types, Semiotics Concepts: Metaphor, Metaphor, Metaphor, Metanomy, Myth, Semantic, Myth

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Aydan BAŞÇALIŞKAN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to define the concept of media.
2.To be able to dominate reading and writing media.
3. To be able to discuss the place and importance of media in cultural environment.
4. To have the ability to analyze the structure of the messages presented by the media.
5.To be able to edit advertising texts and analyze ads semioticly.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Medya Okuryazarlığı, Türkoğlu, N., İstanbul, 2010.
2.Medya Okuryazarlığı El Kitabı, İnal, K., Ankara, 2009.
3.Eleştirel Medya Okuryazarlığı, Şahin, A., Ankara, 2011.
4.Medyayı Okumak, Erdoğan, Eda; Akbulut, Nesrin; Mutlugün, Mine, Cinius Yayınları, 2017.
5.Göstergebilim Uygulamaları / Metinleri, Görselleri, Sanat Yapıtlarını ve Olayları Okuma, Sığırcı, İ., Seçkin Yayınları, Ankara, 2017.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
21st Century Literacy: An Evaluation on Education and Teaching in Globalizing Media Culture, Media Literacy Concept, Importance of Media Literacy
Week 2 - Theoretical
Concept of Media, Types of Media
Week 3 - Theoretical
Reading and Writing Media, Media Production Stages
Week 4 - Theoretical
Format in Media, Content in Media: Text, Sound and Sound Effects, Photography / Image / Illustration / Cartoon / Graphic
Week 5 - Theoretical
Media Literacy Approaches: Inoculatory Approach, Conservative Approach, Empowering Approach, Critical Approach, Analytical Approach
Week 6 - Theoretical
Theoretical Approaches to Media Literacy: Benjamin Blomm - “Bloom's Classification Albert, Albert Bandura -“ Social Learning Theory ”, George Gerbner -“ Cultural Cultivation Theory ”, Marshall McLuhan -“ Global Village Theory ”
Week 7 - Theoretical
Evaluation of Impacts of Mass Media and Impact Theories
Week 8 - Theoretical
Media Impact Periods
Week 9 - Theoretical
Media Impact Theories
Week 10 - Theoretical
Media Message Types / Text Analysis: News, Advertising, Video, Film / Series
Week 11 - Theoretical
Visual Literacy: Examination of Symbols on Visual Texts
Week 12 - Theoretical
Through Semiotics Analysis of Ads, Semiotics, Types of Semiotics, Analysis of Ads by Semiotics
Week 13 - Theoretical
Semantics Concepts: Metaphor, Metaphor, Metonymy, Straight Meaning / Semantic Meaning, Myth, Analysis of Ads by Semiotics
Week 14 - Theoretical
Digital Age Diseases
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Assignment3219
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
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4
4
4
4
4
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4
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2
2
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3
3
3
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2
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2
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4
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5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026