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Jin Shan Chen posted an update …
Multimodal Approach for Diverse Learning Styles among Students
To address the diverse learning styles among students, literacy strategies can be tailored to support visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and reading/writing-preferred learners. Here are some appropriate literacy strategies for each style:
1. Visual Lea...More
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Jin Shan Chen posted an update …
Podcast in Multimodal Literacies Pedagogy
An example of a curriculum resource that integrates audio with reading and writing is the use of podcasts as a tool for student engagement and comprehension. In a language arts or social studies class, students can be assigned a podcast episode rele...More
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Jin Shan Chen posted an update …
In my EFL classroom, I find that using a multimodal writing approach opens up exciting ways for students to express themselves, especially when language alone might feel limiting. Multimodal writing goes beyond traditional text-based assignments; it...More
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Jin Shan Chen posted an update …
Extensive and Intensive Reading in EFL Classroom
I see both extensive and intensive reading approaches as essential yet distinct ways of developing reading skills in the EFL classroom. Extensive reading, in my view, aligns well with emphasis on reading as a process that involves meaning-making thr...More
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Jin Shan Chen posted an update …
Using Padlet in EFL Writing Classroom in Higher Education
As an EFL instructor in higher education, I'm always on the lookout for tools that make writing lessons more interactive and engaging. One of my favorite tools is Padlet, an online platform where students and I can share, post, and collaborate on co...More
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Valarmathi Subramaniam Dr posted an update …
Teaching Art forms using films
I have developed a course titled "FILM - THE ART of ART". TRhe main objective of this course is to make students understand the art forms through films. Film is culmmination of all art forms. Story telling in film started in 1905. Before that it exi...More
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Gayatri Bhagowati commented on Section 11: Making Visual Meanings …
Indeed! Visual grammar has a lot of scope of analysing as opposed to the written text where we read and understand whatever the writer wants us to perceive.
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Gayatri Bhagowati commented on Section 10: Making Meaning by Writing …
For my Diploma Dissertation, I audited the writing classes of one of my professors, where she engaged learners in business communication. The module I observed was on writing, and the syllabus involved everything from resume writing and cover...More
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Gayatri Bhagowati commented on Section 8.2: Multimodal Meaning and Synaesthesia …
My inception to multimodal education The most prominent site of multimodal communication in my life was introduced to me during my MA days, which was during the first COVID-19 lockdown. Never before was education multi-modal in my life. All my...More
Reading is a complex process due to the multi-faceted nature of texts and the variety of ways people interpret and make meaning from them. Reading involves more than just decoding words; it includes understanding cultural, contextual, and...More