This study argued two main propositions : that mass-culture text's audience is not passive ; and that students actively read mass-culture text in other to study from meanings that connect with their experience.
So, it is important to understand and u...
This study argued two main propositions : that mass-culture text's audience is not passive ; and that students actively read mass-culture text in other to study from meanings that connect with their experience.
So, it is important to understand and use characteristics of mass-culture's texts in educational purpose. Teachers can give students various opportunities for self-directed learning. In order to enhance student's study to inquiry, students should memory various materials relevant to cultural text's contents. learning should focused upon composition of the text's information. But teaching methods should not be focused superficial information and knowledge but be focused upon issues and problems in our society so that students can make ethically sound decisions and practice it in their life contexts.
And teachers should discussions in other to develop student's value judgement. The first, teachers expected to engage students with various learning experiences facilitating student's voluntary participation and open discussion.
The second, teachers should make efforts for enhancing student's critical and analytical thinking skills so that students can interpret the meaning and basic spirit of the text.
The third, in order to facilitate student's decision-making, teachers should introduce various problematic situations and apply them to contemporary life.
The fourth, synthetic thinking is dealt with.
For educational purpose of personality education through reading mass-culture text, self-directed learning approach is effective to develop learning mass-media.