Quote:
“Students were engaged and motivated by the process of analyzing media texts
because they are familiar to them.” (15)
Response:
The basic idea is to include media when teaching English. This makes a lot of
sense since the younger generation grew up with technology everywhere. Magazines,
commercials, ads, and posters have been actively involved in their lives one
way or another. Since it is familiar to them, they are more likely to want to
actively participate and be excited about it. I’ve had to do similar activities
for school before, like creating a Facebook account for a character in Romeo and Juliet. These are always fun
to do and involve being extra creative, but still meeting standards in the
English language. I very much like the idea of combing the two medians in order to elaborate on a basic, if not old, activity. It is our job as teachers to accommodate the student, so that they all learn the material, all the while having fun.
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