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ERIC Number: EJ1289442
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1041-679X
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A Multimodal Literacy Approach to Foreign Language Instruction
Mohammed-Ahmed, Hamid
Applied Language Learning, v31 n1-2 p15-28 2021
Multimodal approaches to second-language learning can boost language proficiency (Ajayi, 2009) by providing foreign-language learners with greater exposure to the target language's culture, enabling multiple-literacy competencies in the target language, and appealing to students' learning preferences. This article aims to present a multimodal-literacy approach that can provide foreign-language learners with a native-like classroom setting to experience the target discourse and culture, using authentic resources and different modes of meaning-making. The approach draws on the multimodal theory of meaning-making, multiliteracy pedagogies, and the current literature on instructional technology and language literacy. Recommendations for practitioners are provided, and examples of multimodal-based classroom activities are illustrated.
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Language: English
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