The role of multimodality labs in multiliteracy projects

Autores

  • Fábio Alexandre Silva Bezerra Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Roseli Gonçalves do Nascimento Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8026.2013n64p135

Resumo

 

in contemporary society, there has been an increasing pervasiveness of images, sounds, shapes and bodily expressions in our everyday lives.  a number of academic studies have addressed such meaning-making resources in varying theoretical and methodological perspectives, with the general goal of describing and understanding how these semiotic modes 1) are constituted, 2) construe representations of our experiences in the world, and 3) can be addressed in educational contexts in order to help learners be more apt to function in such new configurations of texts and media. Therefore, this paper presents an overview of research carried out in five multimodality labs across the world, with special attention to the relevance of their work as far as multiliteracies are concerned. Firstly, we review the set-up of each lab and highlight their contributions, research strengths and recent projects. Finally, we discuss some of the similarities and distinctive aspects of these labs in order to offer a sense of the co-ordinated work across them and to promote greater awareness of their contributions.

Biografia do Autor

Fábio Alexandre Silva Bezerra, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Fábio Alexandre Silva Bezerra has a doctoral degree in English and applied  linguistics from Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina and a Phd degree in  linguistics from The University of Sydney (cotutelle). he holds a teaching position at Universidade Federal da Paraíba in the department of Modern Foreign languages. his research interests lie in the areas of systemic functional linguistics, multimodality, critical discourse analysis, social semiotics, gender studies and cultural studies.  he has published papers in peer-reviewed journals such as Cadernos de Linguagem e Sociedade (Unb), Investigações (UFPE), Letras (UFSM), Linguagem & Ensino (UCPel) and Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios Del Discurso.

Roseli Gonçalves do Nascimento, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Roseli gonçalves do Nascimento has a Ph.d in English/applied linguistics from Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina in Cotutelle with the University of Sydney in Sydney, aU. She is a professor in the department of Foreign languages at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. her research interests include Genre analysis, Multimodal discourse analysis and pedagogies of multiliteracy.

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Publicado

2013-07-25