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New literacies and the English curriculum : multimodal perspectives
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London : Continuum, 2008
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xvii, 369 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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9780826499455
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Len Unsworth is Professor in English and Literacies Education at the University of New England in Armidale, Australia.


Table of Contents

Len UnsworthPeter Freebody and Bette Zhang BinJane TorrJohn StephensClare PainterJ. R. MartinCorinne Buckland and Andrew SimpsonAngela ThomasLen UnsworthFrances Christie and Sally HumphreyKristina LoveAnn Daly and Kate O'DonnellMary Macken-HorarikDavid Baxter and Andrew SimpsonKay Kimber and Claire Wyatt-Smith
Acknowledgementsp. ix
Contributorsp. xi
Prefacep. xv
Part 1 Introductionp. 1
1 Negotiating New Literacies in English Teachingp. 3
Part 2 Multimodality in Early Literacy Learningp. 21
2 The Designs of Culture, Knowledge, and Interaction in the Reading of Language and Imagep. 23
3 Multimodal Texts and Emergent Literacy in Early Childhoodp. 47
Part 3 Interpreting Literacy Picture Books: Social Semiotic Perspectivesp. 67
4 Anthropocentrism and the Haecceitas of Nature in Multimodal Ecological Discourses for Childrenp. 69
5 The Role of Colour in Children's Picture Books: Choices in ambiencep. 89
6 Intermodal Reconciliation: Mates in Armsp. 112
7 Savvy Sambo: Appraising an Iconp. 149
Part 4 New English and Net-Age Students in the Middle Yearsp. 165
8 Machinima: Composing 3D Multimedia Narrativesp. 167
9 Comparing and Composing Digital Re-presentations of Literature: Multimedia Authoring and Meta-communicative Knowledgep. 186
Part 5 Re-Thinking Test Responses in Secondary School Englishp. 213
10 Senior Secondary English and Its Goals: Making Sense of 'The Journey'p. 215
11 Appreciation and Interpretation of Prose Fiction Onlinep. 238
Part 6 Challenges of Assessment in the English Curriculump. 267
12 The Influence of Images in Reading Comprehension Assessment in Group Testsp. 269
13 Multiliteracies and 'Basic Skills' Accountabilityp. 283
14 Secondary School English, Literacy Examinations and Attitude: Utilizing Appraisal to Interpret Values in Image/Text Relationsp. 309
15 Assessing Digital Literacies: Can Assessment Ever Be the Same?p. 328
Appendix 1 Performance Terrain in Shaping Online Multimodal Textsp. 353
Indexp. 355