Abstract

This paper is a pedagogical report on an undergraduate “Media English” class designed to promote media awareness among students. It includes two research presentations made by the students, as well as the course description and the syllabus of this class. One presentation is titled “Comparative Analysis of News Reports on Minority People,” in which comparison is made among news reports from several countries about the rights of sexual minority people along with the discussion on the need for media literacy at the present time. The other presentation is titled “Comparison of Science News Coverage,” in which the “PM 2.5” issue is discussed to analyze how terror and anxiety have been incited when the news about invisible and dangerous substances has been reported. A suggestion is given about how we should make objective judgment on science news by comparing several news sources from different countries.