The preparation for seminar

1.Television viewing habits around the world

'How much TVpeople watch'

-In Japan, children (especially primary school and junior high school) get in touch with media(TV,video,game) for 1825 hours.
-Japanese spend the longest time on watching TV all over the world.
-They watch television about 4 hours on weekday and 5 hours on weekend.

'The kinds of programmes people watch'

-In Japan, comedy is the most popular programme.
-Also, the sports programme is still popular among wide age.

'How television viewing habits have changed in the last 20 years'
-'The Nintendo Wii','cell phone','internet' these stuffs are taking the place of television.

'The positive/negative effects'
positive:-To get latest information visually and aurally.
-To have the same time with family.
negative:-Celebrity culture negatively impacted the aspiration of the pupils.
(Try to look like celebrities and dressed in unsuitable styles.)
-The understanding of TV contents differ depending on the media riteracy of each person.

2.Television images

'Does reality TV show reality?'
-In Japan, sometimes even the reality TV programme was intentionally-fabricated.

'Who cotrols the images we see on TV?'
-The creator of TV programme
-By ourselves

3.The future for television and television viewers

'How important is media riteracy?'
-It is important for children to acquire the ability to distinguish whether the information is effective or not.

'What should the main purpose of TV be?'
-To entertain

'How do you think TV will develop over the next twenty years?'
-Corneal TV ( Using corneal as a screen)