New Literacies
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Chinese character Learning has been identified as one of the most challenging issues for English-speaking learners of Chinese due to the distinctions between the Chinese writing system and alphabetic languages in terms of orthography,... more
Despite the growth in online learning offerings in K-12 and higher education, limited research has been undertaken to better understand less visible online learning activities. Reading and rereading are not typically valued as important... more
All students today are increasingly expected to develop technological fluency, digital citizenship, and other twenty‐first century competencies despite wide variability in the quality of learning opportunities schools provide. Social... more
This study examined the role of a social network site (SNS) in the lives of 11 high school teenagers from low-income families in the US We conducted interviews, talk-alouds and content analysis of MySpace profiles. Qualitative analysis of... more
This work uses the lens of new literacy studies to examine the narratives told through the tattoos of Karen youth refugees living in the United States. This insight into a single ethnic group, currently under-represented in the... more
This paper contributes a definition of mobile literacies, with specific reference to higher education. This is worthwhile because although mobile, internet-enabled devices are increasingly prevalent in many people's lives, mobile... more
This study aims at understanding forms of fostering (multi)literacies in pedagogical activities in the XXI century learning materials for the teaching of English in high schools; how to promote digital literacies in printed materials; and... more
To appear in Portuguese in: Knobel, M. and Lankshear, C. (forthcoming). Memes online, afinidades e produção cultural (2007 – 2018). In Chagas, Viktor (ed.). Estudos sobre Memes: história, política e novas experiências de letramento. 2019.
RESUMO: Pressupondo que os sujeitos da contemporaneidade são constituídos na heterogeneidade e que os textos constituem locais de interação entre sujeitos comunicativos, o objetivo deste artigo de cunho bibliográfico é discorrer sobre as... more
This contribution focuses on an innovative educational experience developed in a Public High School in Madrid, where a group of youngsters and their music teacher created their own music bands to interpret popular songs of their favourite... more
AbstrAct: This article investigates the importance of critical thinking in English language teaching. It begins with an examination of the notion of praxis and its relevance for current critical literacy research and teacher education... more
Now as a researcher, and thinking back on my years as a language and literacy teacher, I find myself thinking about remixing: an acceptable term and part of hip‐hop and social media practice, for example, but potentially seen as copying... more