Multimodality
muhl-tahy-moh-dal-i-tee
muhl-tee-moh-dal-i-tee
(noun )
Multiple literacies in one medium.
The use of more than one semiotic mode to create meaning; modes include all forms of written, verbal, nonverbal, and visual.
Teacher Research
Can English learners learn writing from podcasting? This website presents one teacher's doctoral research on the impact of digital multimodal composition on beginning-level English learners' alphabetic texts. Explore the site to discover if podcasts can bridge the gap between students' home literacies and the traditional literacies they must acquire to be successful in the college classroom and beyond.
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The Bridge 2 Academic Writing podcast is a field guide to digital multimodal composition for English instructors of all levels, whether they teach English learners in dedicated ESL or mainstream classrooms. The eight-episode podcast synthesizes key arguments in the scholarship on multimodal composition and provides an in-depth look into one teacher's classroom to see what it really takes to bring multimodal composition to English learners.
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Students' Stories
Adult English learners enrolled in a beginning-level composition course embarked on a multimodal project that entailed composing a short personal narrative podcast. Students' completed podcasts reveal deeply personal stories of love, loss, and hope. Listen to their stories by visiting the Teacher Research link in the navigation menu.
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The Digital Writers WorkshopBridge 2 Academic Writing lesson plans detail how to integrate a podcasting unit into the composition classroom. Although designed for beginning-level English language learners, lessons can be adapted for multiple class levels and across disciplines. In their current form, the lessons detail how to use podcasting as a prelude to academic writing, but podcasts can also be a culminating course project. The packet also includes a list of state standards addressed in the unit if you need to justify using podcasts to your administration.
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I never thought I could do a podcast. Now, I can.
Teresa, Cuba