Decade of Science 2022: training-seminar on Media literacy - the calling of our time»

On April 6, 2022, an online training seminar on «Media literacy - the calling of our time» was held with Yerdana Yerzhanuly, a young scientist, journalist, MA in International Journalism, a graduate of Cardiff University (UK) and with the participation of students and teachers of the Department of Practical English of the Abai KazNPU Institute of Philology and Multilingual as part of the «Decade of Science - 2022».

The goal was to provide youth with practical tips, create awareness of the sources, trends, and narratives; to increase social media literacy among youth. The ability to analyze the negative impact of media on society, to distinguish the reality or false information in the modern digital world. Yerdana Yerzhanuly explained the difference between credible reports and fake news and warned against manipulation of the fake news. During the training, an interactive Mentimeter.com - the real-time online survey was used by him to determine the media literacy competencies of the participants, teaching them to distinguish between fake news and manipulation. Students asked the host questions based on the information they were interested in.

The event was organized by the teachers of the department Tursynbayeva K., Ashimova N., and Turekhanova A.