Multiliteracies: Remnant Discourses and Pedagogies

Mills, Kathy A. (2005) Multiliteracies: Remnant Discourses and Pedagogies . In Proceedings AATE/ALEA National Conference 2005, Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Broadbeach.

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Abstract

This research paper discusses the findings of research regarding the interactions between pedagogy and access to multiliteracies among culturally and linguistically diverse learners. This critical ethnographic research was conducted in a culturally and linguistically diverse Australian classroom in which the multiliteracies pedagogy of the New London Group was enacted. The study demonstrated that: a) The reversion to monomodal writing pedagogies was inconsistent with the aims of the multiliteracies pedagogy; b) The transmission of exclusive grammar worked against cultural inclusiveness; and b) Existing pedagogies of the typographic age limited the non-linear potentials of digitally mediated textual practice required in society today. Systemic policy has alerted educators to the rapidly changing forms of meaning-making and increased cultural and linguistic diversity. This research paper responds to these imperatives, informing educators of the powerful social possibilities and constraints realised by the multiliteracies pedagogy in the context of local diversity and global connectedness.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Status:	Published
Keywords:	multiliteracies; literacy; pedagogy; cultural diversity; linguistic diversity; discourse; multimodal design; critical ethnography; digital literacies; monomodal literacy; equity; marginalisation; critical theory;
Subjects:	420000 Language and Culture > 420300 Cultural Studies 420000 Language and Culture > 420300 Cultural Studies > 420308 Multicultural, Intercultural and Cross-cultural Studies 420000 Language and Culture > 420300 Cultural Studies > 420304 Screen and Media Culture 420000 Language and Culture > 420100 Language Studies > 420101 English 420000 Language and Culture > 420100 Language Studies 420000 Language and Culture
ID Code:	2966
Deposited By:	Mills, Kathy A.
Deposited On:	21 December 2005
Copyright Owner:	Copyright 2005 (please consult author)
Additional Information:	Special acknowledgement is given to Dr. Annah Healy and Associate Professor William Corcoran who supervised the PhD from which this paper was generated.