A webinar presented by Kate Paesani from the University of Minnesota.
November 2nd, 2022, at 4 pm Arizona time.
Dr. Paesani’s Webinar Slides
Abstract:
This webinar challenges the common misconception that multiliteracies pedagogy and the instruction of language forms are incompatible. To do so, we consider grammar and vocabulary as textual resources that prepare learners to work with texts, help them understand how texts are constructed, and improve their ability to communicate about texts. Using the four knowledge processes of multiliteracies pedagogy as a framework, we discuss how to adapt and enhance your existing toolkit of grammar and vocabulary activities to infuse language forms throughout text-based lessons.
This is the first event in CERCLL’s Multiliteracies Takes on Language Teaching webinar series.
Bio:
Kate Paesani (Ph.D., Indiana University) is Director of the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) and Associate Professor in the Department of French and Italian at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on literacies-based curriculum and instruction and language teacher development, couched within the frameworks of multiliteracies pedagogy and sociocultural theory. Her most recent co-authored book, Literacies in Language Education: A Guide for Teachers and Teacher Educators, will be published with Georgetown University Press in Spring 2023.