Essays about: "communication literacy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 58 essays containing the words communication literacy.

1. 1. Conjunction of the spheres. The struggle for hegemony in the English language online reception of Netflix adaption: The Witcher.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Sarah R. Kern; [2024-02-06]
   Keywords : Production reception; Hegemony; Discourse; Transmedia; Witcher; Fantasy; Polish Fantasy; Media literacy; Convergence culture; Fan-studies; Participation culture; Technical communication; Digital Role-Playing Games; Civic imagination; Netnography; ;

   Abstract : This essay uses the concepts of convergence culture, transmedia and hegemony, to understand the struggles within the English language reception to Netflix Tv production “The Witcher.” In order to help the reader, the essay presents the background to the larger Witcher franchise, as well as standard debates and issues within the fantasy genre, the role-playing-game genre and convergence culture. READ MORE

3. 2. Mortgage Information and Consumer Understanding : A Study of Swedish Banks

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

   Author : Gustav Andersson; Ludvig Borges Månsson; [2024]
   Keywords : Mortgage; communication; banks; financial sustainability; consumer behavior; CSR;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay was to examine and see how communication betweenbank and customer in the Swedish mortgage market is processed. Several theoriesthat have been used in this study highlight how consumers think when they makefinancial decisions. READ MORE

4. 3. Encouraging Reading on Social Media. Exploring Finnish Bookstagram Community

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Susanna Kokko; [2023-11-21]
   Keywords : social media; Bookstagram; reading; literacy; reading promotion;

   Abstract : In the contemporary digital age, where text-based communication is increasingly significant, literacy skills play a crucial role in effective social participation. However, despite the importance of literacy, a considerable number of people are still illiterate. READ MORE

5. 4. SOCIAL MEDIA AS TOOLS FOR SOCIAL AND CULTURAL INTEGRATION OF NIGERIAN MIGRANTS IN SWEDEN

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

   Author : Mmaduabuchi Chijioke Ikeh; [2023-10-10]
   Keywords : migration; integration; cultural integration; social media; migrants; social integration; social capital; digital literacy; social network;

   Abstract : Purpose: This research aims to examine how new Nigerian migrants in Sweden respond to social and cultural challenges and investigate the role of social media in their integration process. Theory: Social Capital Theory forms the framework that supports this study. READ MORE

6. 5. The state of social media usage to fight malnutrition among children under the age of five years in Tanzania

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Debora Mbilinyi; [2023]
   Keywords : social media; nutrition literacy; malnutrition; behavior change communication; social media usage;

   Abstract : This study has evaluated how Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre (TFNC), a government institution overseeing nutrition, uses social media to enhance the nutrition literacy of caregivers and parents of children under the age of five years. The study contributes to knowledge on how Tanzania’s resource-constrained health sector’s nutrition communication can benefit from social media by answering the following research questions: Which social media platforms and features does TFNC use to share nutrition knowledge pertaining to children under the age of five years? What kinds of nutrition knowledge pertaining to children under the age of five years does TFNC share on social media? How is nutrition knowledge pertaining to children under the age of five years posted on TFNC social media pages packaged? And, how frequently is nutrition knowledge pertaining to children under the age of five years repeated on TFNC social media pages? These questions have been answered from a social-behavioral change communication perspective that has combined the Media Ecology Theory and the Theory of Planned Behavior. READ MORE