社會領域的課程目標在於啟發學生能夠承認差異，願意肯定自我、欣賞他人與尊重差異。
本課程是討論媒體素養的大主題。
近年來因為所謂的假新聞橫行，影響到民眾對公共事務的判斷與選舉投票意向，致使世界各地區的民主國家，不得不開始正視假新聞的問題，台灣甚至還打造了”認知作戰”的詞彙，將假新聞現象，上升到國安問題。

也因此，當眾人現在一提到媒體識讀時，第一個反應就是，這是要教大家如何辨識新聞的真假。但事實上，這樣的思維往往限縮了對「媒體識讀」這件事的理解。只要我們跳開「媒體=新聞」的認知框架，就會發現，媒體識讀需要「識讀」的可不是「新聞」而已，也不只是辨識「真與假」。

概括的說，媒體識讀就是在解讀訊息，解讀中介物/裝置所提供的訊息: 除了辨析訊息的真偽之外，還包括解讀訊息的內容、性質或隱藏的目的，了解媒體本身的屬性、提供訊息的方式、如何製作呈現訊息，訊息背後(是否)潛藏目的，媒體(網路)如何讓大家情有獨鍾，甚至願為之焚膏繼晷、犧牲奉獻；最後，也是最重要的，訊息的接受者，也就是所謂的閱聽人，要回頭反思自身，訊息或媒體如何在影響自己的認知；在與訊息遭遇時，要具備甚麼樣的能力，才能有效的解讀訊息，擺脫(電子)媒體的誘惑，而不為其所左右。特別是在身處在資訊爆炸的今天，在解讀訊息之前，還要知道如何選擇訊息，甚至要知道如何避免讓自己沉沒在巨大的資訊洪流中，以維持自己的身心健康。

基於上述的想法，本課程將打開對媒體識讀的想像空間，不只討論真假新聞的相關議題，以及練習解讀新聞之外，我們將採取網路訊息流通與更新的快節奏，與問題引導或討論的方式，將觀察與討論的觸角，擴大延伸到詐騙訊息、Chat Gpt的衝擊、網路正義、媒體造神、課綱爭議、抖音現像、廣告、動漫、音樂、電影、後殖民…等各式各樣的媒體現象或議題(視實質上課週數，及修課同學之興趣而調整)。除此之外，本課程還設計了禁用手機(至少)三週的作業，讓修課同學能在動與靜的練習中，深刻體會媒體對我們的認知與日常生活的影響。

The goal of the social field curriculum is to inspire students to recognize differences, be willing to affirm themselves, appreciate others and respect differences.
This course discusses the large topic of media literacy.
In recent years, because of the rampant so-called fake news, which has affected people's judgments on public affairs and voting intentions in elections, democratic countries in various regions of the world have had to begin to face the problem of fake news. Taiwan has even coined the term "cognitive warfare" to elevate the phenomenon of fake news to a national security issue.

Therefore, when people talk about media literacy, their first reaction is that it is to teach everyone how to distinguish whether the news is true or false. But in fact, this kind of thinking often limits the understanding of "media literacy". As long as we break away from the cognitive framework of "media = news", we will find that what media literacy needs to "read" is not just "news", nor is it just "true and false".

In a nutshell, media literacy is about interpreting information and interpreting the information provided by intermediaries/devices: In addition to distinguishing the authenticity of the message, it also includes interpreting the content, nature or hidden purpose of the message, understanding the properties of the media itself, the way of providing information, how to produce and present the message, (whether) there is a hidden purpose behind the message, and how the media (network) makes everyone so fond of it that they are even willing to burn ointment and sacrifice for it. Finally, and most importantly, the recipient of the message, the so-called listener, must look back and reflect on himself, how the message or media affects his or her cognition; when encountering the message, what kind of ability should be possessed in order to effectively interpret the message, get rid of the temptation of (electronic) media, and not be influenced by it. Especially in today's era of information explosion, before interpreting information, you need to know how to choose information, and even know how to avoid sinking yourself in the huge torrent of information to maintain your physical and mental health.

Based on the above ideas, this course will open up the imaginative space of media literacy. In addition to discussing issues related to true and false news and practicing interpreting news, we will adopt the fast pace of online information circulation and updating, and use question guidance or discussion to expand the reach of observation and discussion to include fraudulent messages, Chat Various media phenomena or issues such as the impact of GPT, Internet justice, media god-making, syllabus controversy, Douyin phenomenon, advertising, animation, music, movies, postcolonial... (depending on the actual number of class weeks and the interests of the students taking the course). In addition, this course also designed assignments that prohibit mobile phones (at least) for three weeks, so that students can deeply understand the impact of media on our cognition and daily life through dynamic and still exercises.

Postman, Neil
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Haidt, Jonathan 2024《失控的焦慮世代》。鍾玉玨譯。台北:網路與書出版社
中野信子2024《正義中毒》童唯綺、許訓彰譯。台北: 今周刊
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Postman, Neil
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2016 "Amusing Ourselves to Death". Translated by Cai Chengzhi. Taipei: Owl Press
Saito Takashi 2020 "The realm that can only be reached by reading". Translated by Zhong Jiahui. Taipei: Caishi Culture
Carr, Nicholas 2019 Is the Internet Making Us Dumb? Translated by Wang Niankai. Taipei: Owl Press
Sun Zhongxing 2023 "Sociology of Fraud". Taipei: Sancai
Ronson, John 2016 "Village Public Trial". Translated by Dai Zhi. Taipei: Shang and Zhou Publishing House
Haidt, Jonathan 2024 The Anxious Generation Out of Control. Translated by Zhong Yujue. Taipei: Internet and Book Publishing House
Nobuko Nakano 2024 "Poisoned by Justice" translated by Tong Weiqi and Xu Xunzhang. Taipei: Today Weekly
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