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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.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Multimedia Instruction, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Class Activities, Cultural Awareness, Cognitive Style, Preferences, Multiple Literacies, Educational Technology, Language Fluency, Technology Integration, Figurative Language, Language Teachers, Authentic Learning
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