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Multimodality in an online English course

Multimodality in an online English course. Katherine Ackerley & Francesca Coccetta University of Padova. Objectives. Learning Links – Padova University’s online English course Integration of multimodal elements to aid usability to aid comprehension & learning

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Multimodality in an online English course

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  1. Multimodality in an online English course Katherine Ackerley & Francesca Coccetta University of Padova

  2. Objectives • Learning Links – Padova University’s online English course • Integration of multimodal elements • to aid usability • to aid comprehension & learning • Padova Multimedia English Corpus • Multimodal concordancer MCA • Raising student awareness of combined multimodal resources in meaning-making

  3. Learning Links:an online English course • Created at University Language Centre by language researchers, teachers and experts in educational technology • Self-study for blended English courses at Language Centre and in Faculties • Common European Framework of Reference • Level A1 • Level A2 • Level B1 • Level B2

  4. Colour division of course content

  5. Colour division of course content

  6. Colour division of course content

  7. Colour division of course content

  8. Audio presentation of language in context Visual presentation of new vocabulary Arrows guide student’s attention Interactive exercise to check comprehension

  9. Padova Multimedia English Corpus • Corpus of video and audio recordings

  10. Padova Multimedia English Corpus • Corpus of video and audio recordings

  11. Analysis of corpus:text-based concordancer • Promotion of data-driven learning “concordances of particular phenomena can […] be used as data to engage the learner in hypothesis-testing as to particular rules of language use” (Aston, 1997: 55) • Shortcomings • Examples of spoken language removed from context • Need to promote a more communicative approach

  12. Text-based concordancing Level A1 – Task based on texts in MEC Learning objectives: • Asking someone to spell something • Spelling out a word or expression Using Wordsmith Tools – Search for spel*

  13. Exploiting the Padova MEC with MCA MCA (Multimodal Corpus Authoring System*) • online multimodal concordancer • enables users to find the sequences in a multimodal corpus that share at least one characteristic • enables users to watch/listen to the sequences retrieved *Baldry (2005) A Multimodal Approach to Text Studies in English. Campobasso: Palladino Editore.

  14. Tagging system for the Padova MEC The texts have been tagged for: • language functions (Waystage 1990, Threshold 1990, Vantage) • levels of difficulty (A1-B2 Common European Framework of Reference) • levels of authenticity (scripted, semi-scripted, authentic, semi-authentic) • nationality of speakers (native, non-native and bilingual) • number of speakers involved • text type (monologue/dialogue) • file type (audio/video)

  15. Sample searches within the Padova MEC • Retrieving a language function • Spelling out a word/expression

  16. Retrieving a language function with MCA:spelling out a word/expression

  17. Retrieving a language function with MCA:spelling out a word/expression

  18. Retrieving a language function with MCA:spelling out a word/expression

  19. Retrieving a language function with MCA:spelling out a word/expression

  20. Retrieving a language function with MCA:spelling out a word/expression

  21. Sample searches within the Padova MEC • Retrieving a language function • Spelling out a word/expression • Retrieving adjacency pairs • Seeking identification (of a person’s age) ^ Identifying (a person’s age)

  22. Retrieving adjacency pairs with MCA:seeking identification (of a person’s age) ^ identifying (a person’s age)

  23. Retrieving adjacency pairs with MCA:seeking identification (of a person’s age) ^ identifying (a person’s age)

  24. Retrieving adjacency pairs with MCA:seeking identification (of a person’s age) ^ identifying (a person’s age)

  25. Retrieving adjacency pairs with MCA:seeking identification (of a person’s age) ^ identifying (a person’s age)

  26. Retrieving adjacency pairs with MCA:seeking identification (of a person’s age) ^ identifying (a person’s age)

  27. Retrieving adjacency pairs with MCA:seeking identification (of a person’s age) ^ identifying (a person’s age)

  28. Sample searches within the Padova MEC • Retrieving a language function • Spelling out a word/expression • Retrieving adjacency pairs • Seeking identification (of a person’s age) ^ Identifying (a person’s age) How old are you? exercise created using MCA

  29. How old are you? exercise created with MCA

  30. Multimodality in language learning • Language Leaning is typically based on production and comprehension of verbal texts • Different semiotic systems ‘intertwine to make meaning’ (Baldry & Thibault, 2006: 17*) • Students need variety of modalities to understand a text • Semiotic resources may need adding to a text: • to provide missing contextual elements • to enhance existing text • to aid comprehension * Baldry, A. & Thibault, P. (2006) Multimodal Transcription and Text Analysis. London, Equinox.

  31. Multimodality & language awareness • Show students how spoken/written language isn’t the only part of a text • Several resources interact to create meaning

  32. Thibault (2000), The Multimodal Transcription of a Television Advertisement: Theory and Practice, p. 374

  33. Multimodality & language awareness “Frameworks are thus being developed which, rather than viewing language as a single isolated semiotic resource, take into account the use of other meaning-making resources with which language is co-deployed.”* * Baldry (2005) A Multimodal Approach to Text Studies in English. Campobasso, Palladino Editore, p. 113.

  34. Multimodality in an online English course Katherine Ackerley & Francesca Coccetta University of Padova katherine.ackerley@unipd.it francesca.coccetta@unipd.it

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