Media Education

This kit, available in French and English, attempts to address questions about media education, including: the curriculum content; who controls it; who should provide it; and what role the public and families can play. It proposes a prototype of a media education curriculum for secondary school teachers and extends content to adults outside the school system. Its objective is to take into account cultural and societal differences in educating children for media awareness.

It uses a modular approach to curriculum planning presented at a general and an advanced level, following key concepts: media production, media language, representation in the media, the public reception, and pedagogical stages and strategies. In addition to a teachers' manual and accompanying students' handbook, the kit also contains a manual for parents as well as a handbook on ethical relations with professionals and one on internet literacy.

The kit attempts to teach the necessary skills needed to decipher the various types of messages as well as recognise the impact of the content of messages relating to citizenship and sustainability.

Click here to download the document in PDF format in English.
Click here to download the document in PDF format in French.