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Aspect of media studies

Multiliteracy is an approach to literacy theory and pedagogy coined in the mid-1990s by the New London Group. The approach is characterized by two key aspects of literacy – linguistic diversity and multimodal forms of linguistic expressions and representation. It was coined in response to two major changes in the globalized environment. One such change was the growing linguistic and cultural diversity due to increased transnational migration. The second major change was the proliferation of new mediums of communication due to advancement in communication technologies e.g. the internet, multimedia, and digital media. As a scholarly approach, multiliteracy focuses on the new "literacy" developing in response to changes in how people communicate globally, driven by technological shifts and the interplay between different cultures and languages. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: MultiliteracyA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Ethnocultural empathy development of future language teachers through digital multiliteracy resources for low-literacy adult migrantsInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Pedagogy of multiliteraciesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Visual Culture isn't Just Visual: Multiliteracy, Multimodality and MeaningCited 149 times
  5. Go sideways: Visual rhetoric and compositionA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Multimodal pedagogyA closely related topic

đź“– Definitions

Noun The ability to be literate in terms of text in media other than paper

🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Overview
  2. Applications
  3. New London Group
  4. "A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies"

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

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