Habits of inquiry and skills of expression needed to be critical thinkers

Bonacho, Fernanda; Santos, Zélia

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Bonacho, Fernanda

Santos, Zélia

Abstract(s)

There is a consensus on the literature that the purpose of education and specifically media literacy education is to provide people with the habits of inquiry and skills of expression they need to be critical thinkers, effective communicators, and active citizens in the world. For a long time already, we have been searching for the best ways to promote critical thought, bearing in mind, for example, the phenomenon of disinformation. Additionally, scholars and journalists have long hoped that media education could positively tackle this challenge and enhance social goals such as political and civic engagement particularly among youngsters. This paper seeks to discuss the way the “Academy for Reading the World: Journalism, Communication and I” promotes an interdisciplinary approach to media literacy amongst young adults whilst selecting critical thinking, self-regulation and communication as key competences and an immersive media experience for participants. The goal of this paper is to provide the much-needed structured data about how knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values can together be mobilized, with a reflexive approach to the learning process, to deal with contemporary media challenging contexts that insist on hindering reality readings.

Keywords

Literacia mediática Literacia informacional Comunicação Espírito crítico

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/14976

Citation

Bonacho, F., & Santos, Z. (2022, jun, 27-28). Habits of inquiry and skills of expression needed to be critical thinkers. Paper presented at 4th International Media Literacy Research Symposium, Pyle Center - University of Wisconsin, Madison - USA.