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New Literacies in New Times: A Multimodal Approach to Literacy Learning

New Literacies in New Times: A Multimodal Approach to Literacy Learning

Hsiu-Ting Hung
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781605667881|ISBN10: 1605667889|EISBN13: 9781605667898
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-788-1.ch018
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Hung, Hsiu-Ting. "New Literacies in New Times: A Multimodal Approach to Literacy Learning." Handbook of Research on Practices and Outcomes in E-Learning: Issues and Trends, edited by Harrison Hao Yang and Steve Chi-Yin Yuen, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 294-307. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-788-1.ch018

APA

Hung, H. (2010). New Literacies in New Times: A Multimodal Approach to Literacy Learning. In H. Yang & S. Yuen (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Practices and Outcomes in E-Learning: Issues and Trends (pp. 294-307). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-788-1.ch018

Chicago

Hung, Hsiu-Ting. "New Literacies in New Times: A Multimodal Approach to Literacy Learning." In Handbook of Research on Practices and Outcomes in E-Learning: Issues and Trends, edited by Harrison Hao Yang and Steve Chi-Yin Yuen, 294-307. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-788-1.ch018

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Abstract

The focus of the chapter is two-fold: on one hand, it seeks theoretical understanding of literacy as social practice; on the other hand, it explores how emerging technologies afford and transcend the practice of literacy in social interaction. The chapter begins with a re-conceptualization of literacy from the perspective of New Literacies Studies and outlines key principles pertaining to the plural notion of literacy to provide a theoretical context for the discussion of a multimodal approach to literacy learning. The chapter then links the development of the emerging literacy approach with the advent of technology to explore new possibilities in language and literacy classrooms. Vignettes of emerging technologies, more specifically, social networking services are also presented to demonstrate possible pedagogic uses of multimodal resources in education. The chapter concludes with directions for future literacy research, promoting a multimodal approach to learning that attends to teaching and learning with emerging technologies.

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