Multimodality and Multilingualism: Towards an Integrative Approach - Paperback

by Steph Ainsworth (Editor), Dominic Griffiths (Editor), Gee Macrory (Editor)

This book explores the ways in which multimodality and multilingualism as areas of study intersect and provides empirical examples of how this looks in practice from a wide range of settings. It argues that the everyday practices of multilingual communities are multimodal in nature.

Author Biography

Steph Ainsworth is a Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Her research interests include language development and literacy acquisition with a particular interest in phonological development and metalinguistic knowledge.

Dominic Griffiths is a former Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education and Special Educational Needs (SEN) at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and is currently a Visiting Research Fellow in the Faculty of Health and Education there. His research interests focus around developing teacher competence and confidence in inclusive pedagogy, and in using linguistic ethnography to explore discourses in inclusive education and SEN.

Gee Macrory is a former Principal Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and is currently a Visiting Research Fellow. She has worked in language education for over 40 years and has research interests in language learning, language teacher education, early language acquisition and bilingualism.

Kate Pahl is Professor of Arts and Literacy at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Her interest is in literacy, multilingualism, multimodality and arts practice. She has written extensively in the field of literacy, co-production, language-based ethnographies, multimodality and arts practice.