Formation of media competence of future teachers using media texts

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of forming the media competence of future teachers, where the authors propose to use media texts of different types as the main tool. It provides detailed analysis of the views of scientists on the essence and content of the definition of “media competence of the individual”, which is interpreted today in line with the psychological, pedagogical, and technological approaches. As a result of the ascertaining section, a predominantly low level of the formation of the media competence of future teachers was determined, which necessitated the theoretical substantiation and implementation of a number of pedagogical conditions. These include: the formation of a positive motivation among future specialists for the use of media in the educational process; organization of an educational media environment in higher education institutions aimed at developing media competence among future teachers; attraction of future specialists to purposeful, creative media activity and the creation of their own media product. The research introduced the testing of such conditions which provided for the systematic work of students with media texts of various types (posts on social networks and comments to them, movies, cartoons, videos of classes, lessons, and other forms of work with students, webinars, scientific, educational, and other texts in the open access, audio recordings (music, songs, audio books), iconic signs (photos, drawings, infographics)). A number of effective media texts have been identified and introduced into the educational process from the point of view of the formation of media competence of future teachers.