RJUC02 Media literacy education for Russian language teachers

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Taťjana Zaňko, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Completion of the RJUC01 Digital competences and AI for Russian language teachers.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to teach teachers:
- to work effectively with media,
- analyze media content,
- recognize credible and manipulative sources of information,
- identify disinformation strategies,
- apply the principles of critical thinking.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the trainee will be able to:
- effectively analyse media content of Czech and Russian texts,
- recognize credible and manipulative sources of information,
- correctly identify media disinformation strategies,
- effectively apply the basic principles of critical thinking when working with media content and factual information sources in general.
Syllabus
  • 1. Media literacy - principles of critical thinking and analysis of media content.
  • 2. Working with information sources - trustworthy and manipulative sources in the context of Russian language teaching.
  • 3. Didactic integration - methods and tools for integrating media education into Russian language teaching.
  • 4. Prevention of misinformation - identification of misinformation strategies.
  • 5. Practical skills - application of acquired knowledge to specific teaching situations and materials.
Literature
  • ALVAROVÁ, Alexandra. Průmysl lži : propaganda, konspirace a dezinformační válka. 3., rozšířené vydání. Praha: Stanislav Juhaňák - Triton, 2022, 308 stran. ISBN 9788076840560. info
  • ŠEDÝ, Jiří. Kritické myšlení. První vydání. Praha: Galén, 2021, 328 stran. ISBN 9788074925436. URL info
  • HELÁN, Robert. Mediální gramotnost ve výuce cizích jazyků (Media Literacy in Teaching Foreign Languages). 2017. info
  • ART, Silverblatt and Jaromír VOLEK. Mediální gramotnost. Jak rozumět obsahům médií (Media literacy. How understand media). Online. 1st ed. New York, London: Digital International Media Literacy eBooks, KOBO Rakuten, 2016, 255 pp. Humanities. ISBN 0-275-96727-1. URL info
  • MAŠKOVÁ, Anna. Mediální gramotnost a nová média v kontextu informačního vzdělávání (Media literacy and new media in the context of information education). In Kovářová, Pavla. Trendy v informačním vzdělávání. 1. vyd. Zlín: VeRBuM, 2012, p. 61-70. ISBN 978-80-87500-18-7. URL info
Teaching methods
- group work,
- interactive activities,
- discussion,
- performance of tasks
Assessment methods
In order to successfully complete the course, it is necessary to attend at least 3 of the 4 seminars/meetings and pass the final interview on the topics covered. The course also includes partial independent home preparation and its control in the form of continuous oral and written testing and a final interview.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin (2 x 4 hod.).
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