A TOOLKIT TO INTEGRATE MEDIA & INFORMATION LITERACY INTO ENGLISH LEARNING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: THE DESIGN THINKING PROCESS METHOD
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https://doi.org/10.18173/2354-1075.2024-0063Keywords:
media & information literacy (MIL), digital literacy, design thinking, critical reading skillsAbstract
Media and information literacy (MIL) is crucial for Gen Z students in learning English especially when they access diverse information. However, MIL training is quite limited at school [1]. Research on MIL has primarily focused on students' skills, and little attention has been given to solutions integrated into a school subject. Utilizing the design thinking model with five stages - empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test - this article aims to develop a toolkit for high school students to practice their MIL skills in English project-based learning within the Vietnamese educational context. The toolkit focuses on four fundamental skills including locating relevant information, evaluating information, ensuring online protection, and synthesizing information. The findings from the test phase show that students’ awareness of MIL has improved, and the toolkit's contents have positively influenced students’ MIL skills. The toolkit, aligned with learning outcomes in the General Education English Curriculum 2018, will be a valuable resource for high school students, English teachers, and pre-service English teachers.
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