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Xu, Yiqin – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
Despite repeated calls for the integration of digital multimodal composing (DMC) into English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching, the effect of the pedagogical use of DMC has been rarely investigated in the EFL context. Even less is known about the effects of DMC on students' L2 writing development. This study aims to address this issue by…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Writing (Composition)
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Christopher A. Smith – Language Teaching Research, 2024
The present study identifies and maps the reflexive praxis of two experienced English as a foreign language (EFL) instructors as they reconstruct and negotiate textbook material in situ. An abundance of critical studies underscoring social injustices in the contents of globally published EFL textbooks do not sufficiently address the negotiation of…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Textbook Content, Learning Modalities
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Xiang Shen; Chunhui Hao; Jian-E Peng – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Technology-mediated communication has become ubiquitous and digital multimodal learning has been increasingly integrated into second language education. Drawing on the concepts of transmediation and interpretant in social semiotic theories, this study explores the potential of digital storytelling (DST) in promoting EFL learners' willingness to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Student Attitudes, Workshops, Story Telling
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Mimi Li; John Gibbons; Quang Nam Pham – CALICO Journal, 2023
As multimodal texts become ubiquitous in the digital age, analyzing how writers interact with readers via visuals is becoming increasingly important. Enlightened by Kress and van Leeuwen's (1996, 2001) semiotic work, D'Angelo (2010) extended Hyland's (2000) text-based metadiscourse model and proposed a new framework for analyzing the visual…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, English Language Learners
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Tunçkol, Hilal; HülyaIpek – Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
Due to technological developments, "literacy" is redefined as "multimodal literacy". Multimodal literacy has also become a part of the educational system in order to bring variety to the class room and to improve the quality of education in general. Hence, this study investigated the multimodal literacy level of pre-service…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Language Teachers, Literacy, Educational Technology
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Manipuspika, Yana Shanti – Arab World English Journal, 2020
Learners' success in language learning is affected by many factors, including age, aptitude, and intelligence, cognitive style, attitudes, motivation, and personality. Besides, learning strategies and learning styles also help to succeed in language learning. This paper discusses the learning style preferences of the first-year students at English…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Cognitive Style
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Barnes, Melissa; Tour, Ekaterina – Literacy, 2023
While digital multimodal composing, underpinned by a critical literacies approach, provides opportunities for students to make informed semiotic choices and voice concerns about social issues, there is limited research exploring how digital multimodal composing is employed to interrogate and challenge the entanglements of language, immigration…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Sakulprasertsri, Kriengkrai – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2020
In Thailand, there is a growing need for Thai undergraduate students to be well-equipped with necessary English skills that can be used in real life situations. One way to prepare them is by introducing multimodality to English pedagogical practice. Multimodality is associated with the use of visuals, sounds, texts, gestures, and technology that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Undergraduate Students
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McIntire, Amy Marie – Journal of Visual Literacy, 2020
Studying musical text effectively reinforces grammar structures and vocabulary taught in class while simultaneously developing cultural literacy, a critical component in second language acquisition. Musical text facilitates a multimodal learning experience as it combines the verbal and aural modes, and is often accompanied by the visual mode. In…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grammar, Vocabulary Development, Cultural Awareness
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Permanasari, Pradnya; Saleh, Mursid; Rukmini, Dwi; Mujiyanto, Januarius – Arab World English Journal, 2019
This research was done to have the answers of these main questions; 1) what learning style dominates the reading ability?; 2) how is the implementation of E-6tslearning?; and 3) how is the effectiveness of E6tslearning in teaching reading for academic purpose?. The objectives of this study are 1) to explain the learning style dominates the reading…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Reading Ability, Electronic Learning, Reading Instruction
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Carter, Katherine – English Teaching Forum, 2015
The descriptive paragraph and subsequent essay are usually among the first assignments students must complete in composition classes. Typically, students are told to describe their childhood home, a person of importance, a special object, or a summer vacation. Most students, especially learners of English as a foreign language (EFL), have…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Vidal, Julie; Thouësny, Sylvie – Research-publishing.net, 2015
In this paper, we investigate whether trainee teachers' practices, with respect to multimodal feedback, differ from current research, and to what extent it may affect students' language development. More specifically, the goal of the present study is threefold: (1) it observes how trainee teachers responded, whether synchronously, asynchronously,…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Asynchronous Communication, Preservice Teachers, Feedback (Response)
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Malinowski, David – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2014
While much scholarship on the multisensory and transmodal phenomenon of synaesthesia seeks to uncover its psychophysiological and neurological bases, recent research in multimodal literacy and language acquisition addresses it largely in terms of agentive processes of meaning-making and design. This paper takes as its starting point the latter's…
Descriptors: Learning Modalities, College Students, Freehand Drawing, French
Liu, Xiqin; Qu, Dianning – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2014
To explore the multimodality of two representative EFL textbook series for Chinese college students, their visual and verbal semiotic modes were compared. The target textbooks are "Experiencing English" and "New Century College English". Through multimodal discourse analysis, the study aims to shed some light on how to develop…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Textbook Evaluation
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Lee, Hsiao-Chien – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2014
The theory of learning multimodality is receiving greater attention. Its application in language learning classes is also increasing in number. Since Chinese-speaking EFL learners are likely to be visual learners, as an instructor of Taiwanese EFL students, I have come to believe that arts integrated, multimodal projects help less confident and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Learning Modalities, Art Activities
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