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Elola, Idoia; Oskoz, Ana – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2022
The integration of digital multimodal composing (DMC) in the second language (L2) and heritage language (HL) classrooms has expanded our notion of writing, shifting from a focus on the written mode to include other modes of expression (e.g., visual, textual, or aural). Notwithstanding the increasing presence of L2 multimodal learning tasks, which…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, Writing (Composition), Technology Uses in Education
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Mizusawa, Ken – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2021
The recent exemplification of multiliteracies in the newly implemented English Language (EL) syllabus in Singapore clearly signals to EL teachers the great importance of integrating technology-mediated communication practices into their classrooms. An initiative of the New London Group, multiliteracies is a pedagogical approach that points to the…
Descriptors: Functional Literacy, Multiple Literacies, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Cordero, Kristina; Nussbaum, Miguel; Ibaseta, Valentina; Otaíza, María José; Chiuminatto, Pablo – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2018
Many researchers and educators believe that reading and writing instruction needs to change in order to reflect the multimodal, technological, interactive nature of communication today. To date, few studies have examined how touchscreen devices may influence primary school students' reading and writing practices. Guided by Vygotsky's notion of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Multiple Literacies, Reading Instruction
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Lori Ayotte; Cathy Collins – English Journal, 2017
Web-based digital video (DV) applications such as Animoto, Magistro, and Videolicious allow users without technical experience to easily create quality video by matching up appropriate images with text and sound. DV's multimedia capabilities encourage students to become more proficient in new literacies as well as new technologies. This piece…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Writing Instruction, Reading Instruction
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Kervin, Lisa; Comber, Barbara; Woods, Annette – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 2017
This article examines the resources, tools, and opportunities children enact as they engage with teacher-devised writing experiences within their classroom space. We begin with discussion about classroom writing time from the perspective of both the teacher and children of one Grade 1/2 composite class. We also reveal resources within the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction, Multiple Literacies
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Mills, Kathy A.; Exley, Beryl – Written Communication, 2014
Theorists of multiliteracies, social semiotics, and the New Literacy Studies have drawn attention to the potential changing nature of writing and literacy in the context of networked communications. This article reports findings from a design-based research project in Year 4 classrooms (students aged 8.5-10 years) in a low socioeconomic status…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Multiple Literacies, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction