Media Work: Language Teaching Through Media Literacy

Chamberlin (applied linguistics and communication, Abington Coll.) has built on decades of second-language teaching and developed ways of approaching the unique challenges that emergent technologies pose to all readers, writers, and information consumers. She equips educators with ideas of how to integrate media work into all aspects of course design and implementation. Beginning with a clear definition and a carefully laid out set of models, processes, and practices, the book is designed with flexibility in mind so that educators feel empowered to incorporate media literacy into their own lesson plans and assessment models. Throughout, readers will find reflective prompts and additional sources so they can dig deeper into specifics relevant to their students or style of teaching. This book will be valuable to educators looking for practical yet theoretically grounded and pedagogically nimble strategies for incorporating media literacy into the teaching of reading, writing, and second-language learning. The only issue is how well academic work can keep up with the rapid evolution of digital platforms and information dissemination.