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Towards education 4.0: An agenda for multiliteracies in the English language classroom
Citation
Lim, F. V. (2021). Towards education 4.0: An agenda for multiliteracies in the English language classroom. In Fuad Abdul Hamied (Ed.), Literacies, culture, and society towards industrial revolution 4.0: Reviewing policies, expanding research, enriching practices in Asia (pp. 11-30). Nova Science. https://novapublishers.com/shop/literacies-culture-and-society-towards-industrial-revolution-4-0-reviewing-policies-expanding-research-enriching-practices-in-asia/
Abstract
In today’s digital age, literacy practices have shifted beyond the reading of print texts to include the viewing of multimodal texts that make meanings through resources such as language, images, animations, and music. The sole focus of literacy as the learning of a language is no longer sufficient for students to navigate the complex multimodal communicational landscape that our students inhabit. New literacies for viewing critically and representing knowledge effectively are required in the contemporary communicative landscape. This paper argues that Education 4.0 involves a requisite shift in our literacy curriculum, from that of a language-focused curriculum to that of multiliteracies, with reference to a research project on integrating multiliteracies within the context of recent English Language curricular reforms in Singapore. The paper concludes with aLim, F. V., Weninger, C., & T.T.H., Nguyen. (2021). "I expect boredom"- students' experiences and expectations of multiliteracies learning. Literacy, Online First. .pdf reflection on the curricular changes and pedagogic shifts that educators need to make so as to keep in step with the ever-changing world.
Date Issued
2021
ISBN
9.78154E+12
Publisher
Nova Science