A multimodal approach to the technological representations in CFL textbooks
Zhang, QiORCID: 0000-0002-1061-4036 and Leahy, Angela
(2022)
A multimodal approach to the technological representations in CFL textbooks.
Chinese as a Second Language, 56
(3).
pp. 229-254.
ISSN 2193-2263
The study scrutinizes the intermodal relations and interactive meaningmaking
of the textual and visual semiotics involved in modern technology
representation, which indicates the engagement of authentic communication
in language learning. The findings show that both textbooks show
attempts to capture the up-to-date technology of modern life. Learners tend
to be involved with the interpretation of the indexical relations between the
visual and textual resources in one textbook, while the other textbook consists
of a few texts and images that are not indexically related and are less
likely to be interpreted interactively. Findings indicate the importance of
being aware of the different emphases of these two textbooks through multimodal
research, for the purpose of effective adaptations in CFL teaching
and learning.
Item Type:
Article (Published)
Refereed:
Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:
科技 ; 课本 ; 中文作为外语; Chinese as a foreign language; multimodality ; technology; textbook; 多模态