Multimodality and Multilingualism: Towards an Integrative Approach

Steph Ainsworth · Dominic Griffiths · Gee Macrory · Kate Pahl

Mar 2023 · Channel View Publications

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This book explores the ways in which multimodality and multilingualism as areas of study intersect and provides empirical examples of how this looks in practice from a wide range of settings. The chapters include visual as well as linguistic descriptions of practice and provide an accessible introduction to multimodality and multilingualism for a readership from undergraduate students to researchers. The book argues that the everyday practices of multilingual communities are multimodal in nature, and that by working at the intersection of multilingualism and multimodality we may be able to make fruitful advances in multiple areas of applied linguistics, and properly appreciate the actual human complexities of communication.

About the author

Steph Ainsworth is a Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Her research interests include language development and literacy acquisition with a particular interest in phonological development and metalinguistic knowledge.

Dominic Griffiths is a former Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education and Special Educational Needs (SEN) at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and is currently a Visiting Research Fellow in the Faculty of Health and Education there. His research interests focus around developing teacher competence and confidence in inclusive pedagogy, and in using linguistic ethnography to explore discourses in inclusive education and SEN.

Gee Macrory is a former Principal Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and is currently a Visiting Research Fellow. She has worked in language education for over 40 years and has research interests in language learning, language teacher education, early language acquisition and bilingualism.

Kate Pahl is Professor of Arts and Literacy at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Her interest is in literacy, multilingualism, multimodality and arts practice. She has written extensively in the field of literacy, co-production, language-based ethnographies, multimodality and arts practice.

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