GELENEKSELDEN YENİ MEDYA OKURYAZARLIĞINA: TÜRKİYE ÖRNEĞİNDE BİR DEĞERLENDİRME
FROM THE TRADITIONAL TO THE NEW MEDIA LITERACY: AN EVALUATION CONCERNING THE TURKISH CASE

Summary/Abstract: Nowadays there are certain developments arising from the growing use of communication technologies in the acquisition and processing of information. Alongside these developments, the role of media becomes increasingly important in shaping and supporting the social developments. Importance of the media literacy and related courses come forward when realizing the close relation between the need to understand what is going around us and the need to understand, evaluate the messages flowing from the media every day. Media literacy education Iras developed at the beginning in the U.S and Canada and then in Europe in various forms since the first quarter of the 2d century. In the case of Turkey, media literacy as the subject of various meetings and studies has been discussed at length since the 2000's. At the beginning of2000's, media literacy course was included into elementary school curriculum as an elective course in accordance with “The Cooperation Protocol” signed by “The Radio and Television Supreme Council” (RTSC) and “The Ministry of National Education” (MNE) on media literacy course. After the changes in the education system known as 4+4+4, this course is still taught at the secondary level of education.

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