Theory Into Practice
2018 Volume 57, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 4
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From Digital Consumption to Digital Invention: Toward a New Critical Theory and Practice of Multiliteracies
Nicole Mirra, Ernest Morrell & Danielle Filipiak
The teaching of media and digital literacies has gained increased attention in the 20 years following the New London Group's landmark publication. From approaches urging the study of popular... More
pp. 12-19
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Centering Nepantla Literacies from the Borderlands: Leveraging "In-Betweenness" toward Learning in the Everyday
José Ramón Lizárraga & Kris D. Gutiérrez
This article argues that building powerful literacies involves the centering of dispositions and practices that thrive on the boundary--spaces that are not always sanctioned as educational.... More
pp. 38-47
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Multiliteracies in Practice: Integrating Multimodal Production across the Curriculum
Patricia Thibaut & Jen Scott Curwood
Supported by ever-evolving digital tools and online spaces, we argue that multiliteracies can be used to close the gap between teacher-directed, individual, and assessment-driven learning, and... More
pp. 48-55
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Changing Literacies and Civic Pathways: Multiliteracies in Inquiry-Driven Classrooms
Robyn Seglem & Antero Garcia
Reflecting on how "the very nature of language learning has changed"(New London Group [NLG], 1996, p. 64), this article describes an inquiry-driven teaching approach to middle school... More
pp. 56-63