Teaching Deepfakes, Disinformation, and Digital Citizenship in an ESP Course

 ðŸ§ ðŸ’¬ Teaching Deepfakes, Disinformation, and Digital Citizenship in an ESP Course 🇰🇷🎓

Last semester in my university-level English for Specific Purposes (ESP) class for Administrative Welfare majors, we tackled the timely issue of deepfakes and misinformation—a critical topic especially relevant to future public servants in South Korea.

We used the article “Deepfakes: How to empower youth to fight the threat of misinformation and disinformation” as a springboard. The lesson focused on building vocabulary, improving comprehension of authentic texts, and fostering meaningful discussion around real-world challenges.

🔎 Lesson Highlights:

  • Scaffolded reading support: We broke down the introduction’s structure and analyzed how hyperlinks can replace sentence volume while increasing credibility.

  • Text mapping: Students learned to track how the article moved from outlining problems (e.g., technological inadequacies, political manipulation, financial & sexual exploitation) to layered solutions (policy, tech, and education).

  • Localized discussion: Students connected the article's global concerns to South Korea’s rising cases of non-consensual deepfake pornography and digital disinformation in politics.

  • Discussion skills in action: Emphasis was placed on balanced participation, active listening, and respectful disagreement during group discussions.

📚 Assessment included:

  • Vocabulary Quiz

  • Comprehension Check (with model answers)

  • Group Discussion (graded on interaction quality)

  • Individual Reflection Submissions on Padlet

This was part of my continuing effort to empower students not only with language skills but also with critical media literacy—essential for their roles as future administrators and policymakers.

If you're teaching ESP, digital literacies, or social issues in your language classroom, I’d love to exchange ideas or share materials. 💡

#ESP #DigitalLiteracy #Deepfakes #CriticalThinking #MediaLiteracy #EFL #AdministrativeWelfare #KoreaTEFL #ELTMaterials #SocialJusticeEducation #GroupDiscussionSkills

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