Medienpädagogik

media education

noun meh-DEEN-peh-dah-goh-gik Rare

Origin: from Greek paidagogos

Also means

media literacy pedagogy

Usage Note

Medienpädagogik is the academic discipline and practice of educating children and adults about responsible and critical use of media; it is taught in German teacher training and is distinct from Medienkompetenz as an individual skill.

Examples

"Das Fach Medienpädagogik soll Schüler befähigen, Nachrichten kritisch zu beurteilen."

Natural Translation

The subject of media education is meant to enable pupils to evaluate news critically.

Literal Translation

The subject media-pedagogy should enable pupils to judge news critically.

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