Social Media Emotionality and Education

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Social Media Emotionality and Education

Original language description

This paper explores how the rise of social media has transformed emotional expression,perception, and education, drawing on Marshall McLuhan’s media theory and his observation that “thenew medium is never considered an art form, but only a degradation of the older form” (Letters ofMarshall McLuhan, 308). Digital platforms function as technological extensions of human consciousness,amplifying emotions and reshaping sensory preferences. Older media such as print, film, and photographyare absorbed and redefined by the digital environment, which emphasizes immediacy, brevity, andaffective engagement. These technological “messages” produce new modes of emotional participationand standardized expression. Physical reality, in contrast, is increasingly perceived as dull, highlightingthe sensory impact of digital environments. The paper examines how these affective dynamics influenceeducational settings, where students’ attention, motivation, and learning are shaped by emotionallycharged media algorithms. It argues that emotional literacy, understanding how technologies mediateand manipulate feeling, must become a core educational competence. By integrating media theory,affect studies, and pedagogy, the paper shows that digital media do not simply transmit informationbut restructure emotional experience itself, calling for new strategies to balance emotional engagementwith critical reflection in education.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Hradec Králové Journal of Anglophone Studies

ISSN

2336-3347

e-ISSN

2571-032X

Volume of the periodical

12

Issue of the periodical within the volume

No. 1–2 2025

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

63-71

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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