Editorial – Janice Bland
The editorial for issue 12.2 discusses critical and active reader involvement, the importance of challenge in language and literature learning, and introduces the topic of multimodality and multiple literacies. read more
Volume 12 | Issue 2 | Nov 2024 |
Article 1 – Frank Serafini
In this article, Serafini discusses the indispensability of developing metamodal awareness in young readers, across three dimensions: textual, semiotic, and critical. Today’s complex communicational environment requires active and critical participation in multimodal literacy events. read more
Article 2 – Shaun Nolan
The focus of this study is the examination of multimodality and reading pictures. Nolan introduces a research project on the effectiveness of Visual Thinking Strategies in promoting reading engagement. read more
Article 3 – Theurer et al.
This article draws on a digital storytelling approach. The authors describe a pilot study that aimed to activate young learners’ own English language production through collaborative story creation using tablets. read more
Article 4 – Melissa Kennedy
In this contribution the author reports on her study of student teachers’ own reading interests when reading for pleasure, which found university students preferred fiction for adult readers rather than fiction marketed for adolescent readers, and many also favoured literary classics. read more
Introduced by – Alyssa Lowery
Introduced by Alyssa Lowery, the Recommended Reads spotlight four multimodal texts that could facilitate in-depth English learning and encourage responding creatively to engaging stories. read more
by Hasegawa, Heggernes & Gruenbaum
Reviews of Becoming a Reading Teacher: Connecting Research and Practice, Jane Spiro & Amos Paran (eds) (2023), This is My Story: Biographical and Autobiographical Narratives in English Language Teaching, Michael C. Prusse & Nikola Mayer (eds) (2024) and Re-thinking Picturebooks for Intermediate and Advanced Learners: Perspectives for Secondary English Language Education, Grit Alter & Thorsten Merse (eds) (2023). read more