ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the role of multiliteracies as a pedagogy for English language education that is responsive to the evolving cultural, linguistic, and communicative landscapes of globalized societies. After elaborating on each of the four key components of the multiliteracies pedagogy – Situated Practice, Overt Instruction, Critical Framing, and Transformed Practice – the chapter considers how using a multiliteracies pedagogy can help educators move beyond traditional methods of English language teaching and engage learners through the integration of multiple modalities (e.g., linguistic, visual, audio, gestural, tactile, and digital). The chapter provides recommendations for how English language teachers can use a multiliteracies pedagogy to make provision for learners with different learning styles and abilities, develop critical literacy, promote interdisciplinary learning, build on learners’ linguistic and cultural diversity, and encourage greater learner engagement and agency.
