Difficulties of teaching media literacy course for a social studies teacher: A case study

Abstract

In this study, the difficulties encountered by a Social Studies teacher in a middle school, while teaching a media literacy course have been analyzed. When the results based on the case of social studies teacher were assessed in general, it was observed that media literacy practice in Turkey brought along many problems. It was determined that problems existed concerning issues such as the viewpoint on media literacy, teacher's workload, and how the course was taught. The results will be enlightening for other teachers and researchers in the world who are interested in how and by whom media literacy should be taught.