ISBN:
9781138827103
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (262 p)
Series Statement:
Routledge Studies in Multimodality
Parallel Title:
Print version Multimodal Analysis in Academic Settings : From Research to Teaching
DDC:
302.2
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
This volume presents innovative research on the multimodal dimension of discourse specific to academic settings, with a particular focus on the interaction between the verbal and non-verbal in constructing meaning. Contributions by experienced and emerging researchers provide in-depth analyses in both research and teaching contexts, and consider the ways in which multimodal strategies can be leveraged to enhance the effectiveness of academic communication. Contributors employ both quantitative and qualitative analytical methods, and make use of state-of-the-art software for analyzing multimoda
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Introduction; PART I Research Communications; 1 Disagreements in Plenary Addresses as Multimodal Action; 2 Contrastive Multimodal Analysis: Conference Plenary Lectures in English and in Spanish; 3 Intensifying Adverbs in Academic Spoken Discourse: A Contrastive Study Between English and Spanish; 4 Visual Communication in Applied Linguistics Conference Presentations; 5 A Multimodal Approach to Persuasion in Conference Presentations; PART II Classroom Applications
Description / Table of Contents:
6 There Is More to Multimodality Than Discourse Features and Nonverbal Behaviors!7 Elaborating Explanations During OpenCourseWare Humanities Lectures: The Interplay of Verbal and Nonverbal Strategies; 8 Multimodality in Business Communication: Body Language as a Visual Aid in Student Presentations; 9 Assessing Multimodal Listening; 10 Teaching Learners How to Use Pragmatic Routines Through Audiovisual Material; Contributors; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record