Addressing linguistic diversity is crucial in educational settings, especially from my own experience, when teaching subjects like Education Sciences in English to students for whom English is a foreign language, and whose native languages are Kazak...More

Podcasts as a Multimodal Learning Tool

Integrating audio elements into reading and writing lessons can make learning more engaging and effective. One way to do this is by using podcasts in the classroom. Podcasts combine listening with reading and...More

As a visiting scholar from Kazakhstan, I have encountered significant differences between the academic writing approaches used in my home country and those I am currently studying in the U.S. Academic writing plays a crucial role in knowledge constr...More

In today's educational landscape, especially in contexts where English is a foreign language, integrating multimodal communication into teaching practices is essential. As an educational psychology teacher in Kazakhstan, I have found that utilizing...More

In my experience and the reading I have done related to the multimodal approach to literacies so far, there are several different perspectives in which we can look at it, I will start pointing out the benefits and the challenges related to the topic...More

To address the diverse learning styles among students, literacy strategies can be tailored to support visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and reading/writing-preferred learners. Here are some appropriate literacy strategies for each style:

1. Visual Lea...More

An example of a curriculum resource that integrates audio with reading and writing is the use of podcasts as a tool for student engagement and comprehension. In a language arts or social studies class, students can be assigned a podcast episode rele...More

In my EFL classroom, I find that using a multimodal writing approach opens up exciting ways for students to express themselves, especially when language alone might feel limiting. Multimodal writing goes beyond traditional text-based assignments; it...More

I see both extensive and intensive reading approaches as essential yet distinct ways of developing reading skills in the EFL classroom. Extensive reading, in my view, aligns well with emphasis on reading as a process that involves meaning-making thr...More

As an EFL instructor in higher education, I'm always on the lookout for tools that make writing lessons more interactive and engaging. One of my favorite tools is Padlet, an online platform where students and I can share, post, and collaborate on co...More