Transformed practice in a pedagogy of multiliteracies
Journal article
Mills, Kathy A.. (2008). Transformed practice in a pedagogy of multiliteracies. Pedagogies: An international journal. 3(2), pp. 109-128. https://doi.org/10.1080/15544800801929419
Authors | Mills, Kathy A. |
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Abstract | Global communication is being transformed by new forms of meaning-making in a culturally diverse world. This article concerns these shifts, releasing key findings of a critical ethnography that investigated how a teacher implemented the multiliteracies pedagogy. The study documented a series of media-based lessons with a teacher's culturally and linguistically diverse Year 6 class (students ages 11–12 years). The reporting of this research is timely because teaching multiliteracies is a key feature of Australian educational policy initiatives and syllabus requirements. This article moves the field of literacy research forward by examining the intersection of pedagogy for multimodal textual practices and issues of equity. The important findings concern the differing degrees to which learners utilised the affordances of media for specific cultural purposes through a pedagogy of multiliteracies. Some students reproduced existing designs whereas others applied their knowledge of texts with substantial innovation and creativity. Comparisons are made between the learning demonstrated by students who were of the dominant Anglo-Australian, middle-class culture and by those who were not. Recommendations are given for applying the multiliteracies pedagogy to enable meaningful designing. |
Keywords | ethnography ; multiliteracies; pedagogy; primary school; multimodal texts; equity |
Year | 2008 |
Journal | Pedagogies: An international journal |
Journal citation | 3 (2), pp. 109-128 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 1554-4818 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/15544800801929419 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Page range | 109-128 |
Research Group | Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) |
Author's accepted manuscript | License All rights reserved File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 24 Apr 2008 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/89044/transformed-practice-in-a-pedagogy-of-multiliteracies
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