ERIC Number: EJ1291430
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 26
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Practicing Multiliteracies to Enhance EFL Learners' Meaning Making Process and Language Development: A Multimodal Problem-Based Approach
Computer Assisted Language Learning, v34 n1-2 p66-91 2021
Research has shown that a multiliteracies pedagogy creates more chance for students to meaningfully read and write to develop their critical perspective on cultural issues. This study experimented such a practice in an EFL college context applying a problem-based approach. Sophomore English majors were engaged in recursive reading and writing processes to relearn Taiwan through orchestrating the collected multimodal resources and creating a multimodal text so as to awaken the target audience's interest. Findings from both corpus and qualitative analyses revealed that (1) students developed language richness in vocabulary use, sentential complexity, and overall expressive fluency through the practice and (2) the interactive and recursive reading-writing processes had a great impact on the design of the project with multimodal materials, which exerted intertextuality among texts and enhanced the quality of the final project. By supporting with a meticulous scaffolding mechanism, such a multiliteracies project indeed encouraged more autonomous learning among students who experienced a full authorship during the process and finally created works that were authentic and unique.
Descriptors: Multiple Literacies, Critical Literacy, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Problem Based Learning, Authentic Learning, Multimedia Materials, Creative Activities, Student Projects, Reading Writing Relationship, Reading Processes, Writing Processes, Undergraduate Students, Vocabulary Development, Sentence Structure, Difficulty Level, Instructional Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan (Taipei)
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