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"Multiliteracies in the foreign language class: the production of minidocumentaries by English language students of High School

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What social changes in the 1990s motivated the New London Group to create the concept of multiliteracies?

Rapid cultural diversity, globalization, and the rise of new communication modes.

Why did the New London Group argue that “mere literacy” was no longer enough?

Because traditional literacy focused only on one standard language form and did not prepare learners for diverse multimodal texts.

Which designs were clearly present in the production of the minidocumentaries? Give at least two examples.

Linguistic (narration/subtitles), visual (images), audio (music/narration), spatial (layout), multimodal (integration of modes).

How did the production of minidocumentaries contribute to students’ digital literacy?

Students used digital tools for editing, narrating, subtitling, and publishing videos.

TRUE OR FALSE - The New London Group believed that literacy should focus only on grammar and standardized language forms.

False

TRUE OR FALSE - Multiliteracies recognize that meaning is constructed through multiple modes, not only writing.

True

TRUE OR FALSE - In the multiliteracies framework, design is a passive process in which learners simply consume texts.

False

TRUE OR FALSE - The audio design includes elements such as narration and background music.

True

TRUE OR FALSE - Critical framing helps learners understand the ideological and social dimensions of texts.

True

TRUE OR FALSE - The four pedagogical elements must follow a strict linear sequence.

False