New literacies and the English curriculum : multimodal perspectives / edited by Len Unsworth.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Unsworth, Len.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literacy.

English language--Study and teaching.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 369 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, [2008]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In an age where the use of electronic media is expanding and the nature of traditional texts and text-based learning is changing, new literacies are becoming increasingly important in the school classroom. This volume examines how new literacies can be used in the English curriculum, and presents a series of research-based studies applied to every level of school-age education. The chapters examine: early literacy; picture books; the internet; secondary school English; and the problems of assessment in the new literacy age.

This forward-thinking volume will be of interest to teachers and academics researching education, literacy, applied linguistics, and social semiotic theory.

Contents:

1 Negotiating New Literacies in English Teaching / Len Unsworth 3

Part 2 Multimodality in Early Literacy Learning 21

2 The Designs of Culture, Knowledge, and Interaction in the Reading of Language and Image / Peter Freebody, Bette Zhang Bin 23

3 Multimodal Texts and Emergent Literacy in Early Childhood / Jane Torr 47

Part 3 Interpreting Literacy Picture Books: Social Semiotic Perspectives 67

4 Anthropocentrism and the Haecceitas of Nature in Multimodal Ecological Discourses for Children / John Stephens 69

5 The Role of Colour in Children's Picture Books: Choices in ambience / Clare Painter 89

6 Intermodal Reconciliation: Mates in Arms / J. R. Martin 112

7 Savvy Sambo: Appraising an Icon / Corinne Buckland, Andrew Simpson 149

Part 4 New English and Net-Age Students in the Middle Years 165

8 Machinima: Composing 3D Multimedia Narratives / Angela Thomas 167

9 Comparing and Composing Digital Re-presentations of Literature: Multimedia Authoring and Meta-communicative Knowledge / Len Unsworth 186

Part 5 Re-Thinking Test Responses in Secondary School English 213

10 Senior Secondary English and Its Goals: Making Sense of 'The Journey' / Frances Christie, Sally Humphrey 215

11 Appreciation and Interpretation of Prose Fiction Online / Kristina Love 238

Part 6 Challenges of Assessment in the English Curriculum 267

12 The Influence of Images in Reading Comprehension Assessment in Group Tests / Ann Daly, Kate O'Donnell 269

13 Multiliteracies and 'Basic Skills' Accountability / Mary Macken-Horarik 283

14 Secondary School English, Literacy Examinations and Attitude: Utilizing Appraisal to Interpret Values in Image/Text Relations / David Baxter, Andrew Simpson 309

15 Assessing Digital Literacies: Can Assessment Ever Be the Same? / Kay Kimber, Claire Wyatt-Smith 328

Appendix 1 Performance Terrain in Shaping Online Multimodal Texts 353.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns

Other Format:

Original

ISBN:

9781474212083

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.