Visualisation and Languaging for English Language Teaching and Learning in an Online Primary School Classroom in China

Dandan Chen

ISBN 10: 3346921301 / ISBN 13: 9783346921307

Published by GRIN Verlag, 2023

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Visualisation and Languaging for English Language Teaching and Learning in an Online Primary School Classroom in China | Dandan Chen | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2023 | GRIN Verlag | EAN 9783346921307 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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• Title: Visualisation and Languaging for English Language Teaching and Learning in an Online Primary School Classroom in China
• Publisher: GRIN Verlag
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3346921301
• ISBN 13: 9783346921307
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 29D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 29 millimeters depth
• Weight: 589 grams
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Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2023 in the subject Pedagogy - Intercultural Pedagogy, grade: pass without corrections, University of Edinburgh (Moray House School of Education and Sport), course: PhD Education, language: English, abstract: This study investigates the role of visualisation in language education to explore a visual strategy for learning that is driven by the goal of deeper learning for all learners, built on theoretical principles of pluriliteracies development learner agency and multimodality. The integration of these concepts has significantly impacted the rationale of the research foci and therefore lies at the heart of this pioneering study that connects pluriliteracies with English language teaching and learning in a primary school in China. In order to investigate the potential role of visuals in English language learning classrooms, this study was conducted by designing and teaching visual-related thematic content to three small groups of English younger learners in China and interviewing them using their own preferred online platform. Participants were encouraged to create visuals, for example, drawings to demonstrate their thinking of abstract conceptual knowledge and scaffold their communication with peers and the teacher-researcher. Such integration of visual creation with language learning is facilitated by learner-teacher Learning Conversations constructing a shared learning space owned and led by learners, which may offer a clear steer in the direction of promoting learner agency and achieving the quality of learning, thereby complementing traditional ways of teaching in China and beyond. Emphasised by research and studies regarding pedagogies for 'quality' and 'successful' learning (Coyle & Meyer, 2017), the long-established means of measuring learning using tests and examinations may not be sufficient for building learners' sense of achievement and agentic mindset to direct their own learning. Given the importance atta