A Study on the College Student Liberal History Class Using Media Literacy

Today, interest in education using media literacy is hot at home and abroad. However, there are few studies that have utilized media literacy in history subjects. This study is an implementation study of liberal arts history classes using media literacy targeting college students. Classes were held online zoom in the first semester of 2022. The results of the study are as follows. First, students showed more interest in familiar contents in the course of classes using film media, and also had new curiosity. Second, when students were well aware of the background knowledge, they tended to analyze the media more critically. Third, students were able to gain confidence when they recognized that their knowledge was accurate during the discussion process and were supported by peers and instructors. Fourth, it is believed that the diversity of university members can be sufficiently helpful in understanding the diversity of historical interpretation. This study presented a direction for how to introduce and utilize media literacy in history education in the future. Although the limitations of this study are clear since it is an experiment targeting one school, more research is expected to be conducted in the future.