Clip-art or design: exploring the challenges of multimodal texts for writing centres in higher education

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dc.contributor.authorArcher, Arleneen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-29T08:35:45Z
dc.date.available2014-07-29T08:35:45Z
dc.date.issued2011en_ZA
dc.descriptionThis is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies on 30 January 2012, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.2989/16073614.2011.651938.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn higher education, genre theorists and academic literacy practitioners have examined evolving genres, but they have not specifically focused on the multimodal nature of texts that students need to produce for assessment purposes. This paper explores the increasing influence and incorporation of the visual into academic texts, and ways of enabling student access to academic discourse in a multimodal environment. Taking a multimodal perspective on 'academic literacies', it looks at examples from different disciplines and provides guidelines on how writing centres can assist students with the designs of their multimodal texts in a changing representational landscape. In particular, it focuses on helping students with predominantly visual texts, integrating visuals into written assignments, and ways of writing about images.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationArcher, A. (2011). Clip-art or design: exploring the challenges of multimodal texts for writing centres in higher education. <i>Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3312en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationArcher, Arlene "Clip-art or design: exploring the challenges of multimodal texts for writing centres in higher education." <i>Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies</i> (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3312en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationArcher, A. 2011. Clip-art or design: exploring the challenges of multimodal texts for writing centres in higher education. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1607-3614en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Archer, Arlene AB - In higher education, genre theorists and academic literacy practitioners have examined evolving genres, but they have not specifically focused on the multimodal nature of texts that students need to produce for assessment purposes. This paper explores the increasing influence and incorporation of the visual into academic texts, and ways of enabling student access to academic discourse in a multimodal environment. Taking a multimodal perspective on 'academic literacies', it looks at examples from different disciplines and provides guidelines on how writing centres can assist students with the designs of their multimodal texts in a changing representational landscape. In particular, it focuses on helping students with predominantly visual texts, integrating visuals into written assignments, and ways of writing about images. DA - 2011 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2011 SM - 1607-3614 T1 - Clip-art or design: exploring the challenges of multimodal texts for writing centres in higher education TI - Clip-art or design: exploring the challenges of multimodal texts for writing centres in higher education UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3312 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/3312
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationArcher A. Clip-art or design: exploring the challenges of multimodal texts for writing centres in higher education. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies. 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3312.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyCentre for Higher Education Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouthern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studiesen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.2989/16073614.2011.651938
dc.titleClip-art or design: exploring the challenges of multimodal texts for writing centres in higher educationen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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