Helping ELLs Navigate their New World through

Media Literacy

Karina Clemmons, Ed.D.University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Colleen Sheehy, Ed.D.University of Indianapolis

Itinerary

Context

ML Framework

Needs of the ELL

Strategies

Culture

Language

Storytelling

Discussion

Framing MEDIA REFLECTIVE (Media Theory – University of Maryland)

1. Who created the message?

2. What is the intent of the message?

3. How is that intent formed?

4. How is the message framed?

5. What political, cultural, social, etc. references does the media use to guide your understanding?

6. Why are those references used?

7. Are they effective?

8. How is the message verified (what sources are used)?

9. What motives (if any) might those sources have?

10. How was the message created (through ethical means or other)?

11. How might the message have been different if sent through a different medium or through a different creator?

Needs of the ELL

Culture

Print advertisements

News portrayals

Language

Vocabulary Development

Video games

Political Cartoons

Storytelling

Fan fiction

TV

Elements of literature

Development of the story

Thoughts…