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Multiliteracies in the Singapore English Language classroom: Designing learning
Citation
Lim, F. V., Chia, A., Weninger, C., Tan-Chia, L., Nguyen, T. T. H., Tan, J. M., Peters, C. M., Adams, J. L., Towndrow, P. A., & Unsworth, L. (2022). Multiliteracies in the Singapore English Language Classroom: Designing Learning (Report No. DEV 01/18 VL). National Institute of Education (Singapore), Office of Education Research. https://hdl.handle.net/10497/24079
Author
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Tan-Chia, Lydia
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Nguyen, Thi Thu Ha
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Tan, Jia Min
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Peters, Charles Matthew
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Adams, Jonathon
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Towndrow, Phillip A. (Phillip Alexander)
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Unsworth, Len
Abstract
We report on the Phase 2 research activities and findings of the NIE/OER Educational Research Funding Programme and MOE CORE 3 project titled 'Integrating Multiliteracies into the English Language Classroom'. The project has two Phases: Phase 1 from March 2019 to December 2019 and Phase 2 from January 2020 to December 2021.
The purpose of this project is first to understand how multiliteracies, specifically multimodal literacy, are currently taught in the English Language subject classroom in Singapore schools and then second, to develop an instructional approach, informed by Systemic Functional Theory, multiliteracies, and multimodality studies, to teach multimodal literacy for upper primary and lower secondary students.
The study adopts a design-based research approach which involved the team of researchers working closely with the teacher-participants in the co-design of lesson packages. The goal of design-based research is to develop contextually-sensitive pedagogical practices and instructional strategies with a focus on the teacherparticipants’ professional learning and growth in the process.
The purpose of this project is first to understand how multiliteracies, specifically multimodal literacy, are currently taught in the English Language subject classroom in Singapore schools and then second, to develop an instructional approach, informed by Systemic Functional Theory, multiliteracies, and multimodality studies, to teach multimodal literacy for upper primary and lower secondary students.
The study adopts a design-based research approach which involved the team of researchers working closely with the teacher-participants in the co-design of lesson packages. The goal of design-based research is to develop contextually-sensitive pedagogical practices and instructional strategies with a focus on the teacherparticipants’ professional learning and growth in the process.
Publisher
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (NIE NTU), Singapore
Project
DEV 01/18 VL
Grant ID
Education Research Funding Programme (ERFP)
Funding Agency
Ministry of Education, Singapore