To be or not to be online?
To be or not to be online?
Virtual learning in the news during the COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s): Raluca-Mihaela Levonian, Diana Victoria GiduSubject(s): Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Media studies, Health and medicine and law, Distance learning / e-learning
Published by: Editura Academiei Forțelor Aeriene „Henri Coandă”
Keywords: online education; pandemic; headlines; Romanian; Italian;
Summary/Abstract: This paper investigates how virtual learning during the pandemic has been depicted in the mainstream media, focusing on news headlines, as headlines frame events and attract readers, besides informing and raising awareness about specific topics. The corpus includes news headlines published by three Romanian and Italian newspapers on the topic of remote learning in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis adopts a mixed-methods approach, taking into account word frequency and lexical and syntactic patterns. The findings indicate that Romanian media tended to frame negatively the topics connected with the system of education in general, while the news in the Italian media adopted a more positive tone.
Journal: Redefining Community in Intercultural Context
- Issue Year: 10/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 32-39
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
