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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

RK

Nov 19, 2020

Very nice course it gives knowledge about how media work with diffrent medium and it is a great course thanks to coursera to give me a great opportunity to take knowledge

SC

Feb 24, 2019

It was a really effective way of learning. By this course, I was able to advance my knowledge about media literacy and as a student be able to adapt this learning in daily basis.

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May 8, 2024

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Dec 15, 2023

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Nov 16, 2022

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Feb 26, 2019

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Feb 24, 2019

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Jun 16, 2022

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Feb 17, 2019

very helpful!

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Feb 1, 2019

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Apr 21, 2018

Great course!

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Oct 18, 2017

It was great.

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Jun 28, 2017

Great course.

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Jun 8, 2022

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May 25, 2022

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Sep 13, 2020

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Apr 21, 2020

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Jul 3, 2017

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May 8, 2017

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Aug 9, 2025

Nice Course

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Aug 26, 2024

Best course

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May 4, 2022

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Jan 27, 2019

Good course

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Jan 5, 2018

Informative