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MULTIMODAL TEXTS

The document outlines a lesson plan focused on multimodal texts, defining them as texts that integrate various modes of communication such as written, spoken, visual, and auditory elements. It emphasizes the importance of understanding these texts in relation to cultural contexts and provides examples of different modes and types of multimodal texts. An activity is included for students to create their own multimodal digital story or presentation, applying the concepts learned.

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MULTIMODAL TEXTS

The document outlines a lesson plan focused on multimodal texts, defining them as texts that integrate various modes of communication such as written, spoken, visual, and auditory elements. It emphasizes the importance of understanding these texts in relation to cultural contexts and provides examples of different modes and types of multimodal texts. An activity is included for students to create their own multimodal digital story or presentation, applying the concepts learned.

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MULTIMODAL

TEXTS
LESSON OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the students shall:

1. Define multimodal text;

2. Apply different strategies in extracting the


meaning of presented multimodal texts; and

3. State the importance of understanding the


concept of multimodal texts based on one’s
culture.
ACTIVITY
What is
MULTIMODAL TEXT?
Multimodal Text
• Many texts are multimodal, in which all the information is
expressed by integrating different or even more modes.

• In a multimodal text, each mode has its own role and function
(Kress, 2010, p. 28) in the meaning-making process, and
usually only carries a portion of the message.
Multimodal Text
• Written language, spoken language, and
visual, auditory, gestural, tactile, and spatial
patterns of meaning are all modes.

• Different kinds of modes that we take in


information from other people (Mamiko, 2010).
MODE vs. MEDIUM

• A mode is a communication method.


Written language, spoken language, and
visual, auditory, gestural, tactile, and
spatial patterns of meaning are all modes.
MODE vs. MEDIUM

• The route or system through which


communications are transmitted is referred to as
a medium. Media is the plural variant of medium.
Usually, it refers to objects involved in
transmitting the message such as telephone, TV,
radio, newspaper, etc.
DIFFERENT MODES IN COMMUNICATION

1. WRITTEN MEANING- Conveyed through


written language via handwriting, the
printed page, and the screen. Choices of
words, phrases, and sentences are organized
through linguistic grammar conventions,
DIFFERENT MODES IN
COMMUNICATION

register (where language is varied


according to context), and genre
(knowledge of how a text type is organized
and staged to meet a specific purpose).
DIFFERENT MODES IN COMMUNICATION

2. SPOKEN MEANING Conveyed through spoken


language via live or recorded speech and can be
monologic or dialogic. Composing oral meaning
includes choices around mood, emotion, emphasis,
fluency, speed, volume, tempo, pitch, rhythm,
pronunciation, intonation, and dialect.
DIFFERENT MODES IN
COMMUNICATION

3. VISUAL MEANING Conveyed through choices


of visual resources and includes both still
image and moving images. Images may
include diverse cultural connotations,
symbolism and portray different people,
cultures and practices Visual resources include:
DIFFERENT MODES IN
COMMUNICATION

framing, vectors, symbols, perspective, gaze,


point of view, color, texture, line, shape,
casting, saliency, distance, angles, form,
power, involvement/detachment, contrast,
lighting, naturalistic/non-naturalistic, camera
movement, and subject movement.
DIFFERENT MODES IN
COMMUNICATION

4. AUDIO MEANING Conveyed through sound,


including choices of music representing different
cultures, ambient sounds, noises, alerts, silence,
natural/unnatural sounds, and use of volume, beat,
tempo, pitch, and rhythm. Lyrics in a song may also
include multiple languages.
DIFFERENT MODES IN
COMMUNICATION

5. SPATIAL MEANING Conveyed through design of


spaces, using choices of spatial resources including:
scale, proximity, boundaries, direction, layout, and
organization of objects in the space. Space extends
from design of the page in a book, a page in a
graphic novel or comic, a webpage on the screen,
framing of shots in moving image, to the design of a
DIFFERENT MODES IN
COMMUNICATION

6. GESTURE MEANING Conveyed through choices


of body movement; facial expression, eye
movements and gaze, demeanor, gait, dance,
acting, action sequences. It also includes use of
rhythm, speed, stillness and angles, including
‘timing, frequency, ceremony and ritual’ (Cope &
Kalantzis, 2009. p. 362). Gestures and body
TYPES OF MULTIMODAL TEXTS

Multimodality does not necessarily mean use of


technology, and multimodal texts can be paper-
based, live, or digital.

• Paper-based multimodal texts include picture


books, text books, graphic novels, comics, and
posters.
TYPES OF MULTIMODAL TEXTS

● Live multimodal texts, for example, dance,


performance, and oral storytelling, convey
meaning through combinations of various modes
such as gestural, spatial, audio, and oral
language.
TYPES OF MULTIMODAL TEXTS

● Digital multimodal texts include


film, animation, slide shows, e-
posters, digital stories,
podcasts, and web pages that
may include hyperlinks to
external pronunciation guides
or translations.
Activity: Create a Multimodal
Digital Story or Presentation
Instructions: Create a
multimodal digital story that
combines text, images, video,
and sound to convey a
narrative or argument,
practicing how to use multiple
modes to communicate ideas
effectively.
Choose a Topic
● Choose a theme or topic for for your activity. It could be
related to:
○ A social issue (e.g., climate change, mental health
awareness)
○ A personal story or memoir
○ A persuasive argument (e.g., why a specific technology
is important)
○ A fictional story or narrative
THANK YOU!

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