Formation of media literacy as an actual component of transversal competence future teacher

Abstract

The article examines the essence of the concepts «media literacy» and «media education»; the pedagogical conditions of the process of formation of media literacy of future teachers in modern
institutions of higher education of Ukraine are substantiated; the genesis of the phenomenon of media literacy in world science is analyzed, its role in the formation of professional qualities of future teachers as an actual component of the transversal competence of a modern specialist; possible options for the introduction and implementation of the main principles of media education and media literacy in the professional training of future teachers in modern institutions of higher pedagogical education are given.
Globalization processes and socio-economic changes taking place in modern Ukraine have determined new directions for the formation of professional competence of future teachers. The competitiveness of future specialists depends on the quality of their mastery of knowledge, the culture of communication, the ability to think and act in accordance with the requirements of the modern labor market. Institutions of higher education are designed to create conditions for the training of innovative specialists who possess transversal competences and are able to ensure personal transversality – a new historical form of universality within the global world society. The modern system of training students in institutions of higher education is one of the urgent problems of domestic education, it must meet updated requirements and ensure the appropriate level of readiness of future specialists for effective professional activity.
It has been proven that media literacy has become one of the key competencies in modern pedagogical education. The role of the teacher, according to the new paradigm, has changed from the traditional role of a consumer of information to an analyst who is able to critically rethink the phenomenon of media education, who is able to consciously analyze the information received and methodically competently use it in his professional activity.