On November 11, a bright and informative event took place at the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University – the anti-fake intellectual game “NotaRenota: how not to become a victim of scammers.”
Four teams representing all the faculties took part in the competition. During four exciting rounds, participants identified fake news, tested their media literacy, and demonstrated their critical thinking skills. The game format helped turn the serious topic of fraud into a dynamic intellectual challenge with elements of humour.
Faculty teachers led the teams. The participants’ work was evaluated by a jury consisting of the Dean of the Faculty, Natalia Yaremivna Yatskiv, the Head of the Department of English Philology, Yakov Volodymyrovych Bystrov, and the Head of the Department of German Philology, Andriy Antonovych Venhrynovich.
Associate professors of the Department of English Philology, Tetyana Marchuk and Inessa Melnyk, actively participated in organising the event, thanks to whom it was carefully prepared and held in a warm, friendly atmosphere.
The game was hosted by Iryna Malyshivska and Natalia Pylyachyk, associate professors of the Department of English Philology. Their energy and wit maintained team spirit and engaged the audience in active participation.
Among those present were not only students of the faculty but also students from the Roman Shukhevych Lyceum, who eagerly joined the discussions and cheered for their favourite teams.
Sincere thanks to Alyona Romanyuk, media expert and editor-in-chief of the fact-checking project “NotaEnota”, for the idea of holding the event and for providing the materials.
The event once again confirmed that media literacy is not a boring theory, but a skill that can be developed with passion, through play and effective communication.
Photo: Khatsevich Vitalia, senator of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, Danylyuk Maryana, 4th year student.
