Multimodal Text

It combines two or more modes such as written language, spoken language, visual (still and moving image), audio, gestural, and spatial meaning.

• a. Expository text

• b. Descriptive text

• c. Narrative text

• d. Multimodal text

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It is defined as the strategic use of two or more communication modes to make meaning.

• text

• multimodal

• comparison

• semiotic

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Which of the following is considered a multimodal text?

• Blog

• Website

• Infographics

• All of the above

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Match the semiotic systems with its elements.

*VISUAL

• volume, music, sound

• movement, body language

• proximity, direction, position

• vocabulary, language

• color, still/moving images

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What is the definition of Multimodal Text?

• a text that presents information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate

• the way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text

• an electronic text read on a computer screen or other electronic device that may include images, sound, video, and other multimodal interactive and embedded elements

• two or more modes of communication to create meaning, including written and spoken texts, images, gestures, music, digital texts and media, and live performances

Multimodal texts ...

• Are a technique that an author or speaker uses to influence or persuade an audience

• Restate the meaning of something in different words

• Are viewpoints that oppose an author’s thesis or claim

• Combine two or more modes of communication to create meaning (usually audio & visual)

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what does multimodal texts mean?

• -a specific convention or structure—such as imagery, irony, or foreshadowing—that is employed by the author to produce a given effect.

• -the strategic integration of two or more modes of communication to create meaning, including written and spoken texts, images, gestures, music, digital texts and media, and live performances

• -the unique characteristics that describe a writer’s use of language; diction, syntax, sentence fluency, figurative language, and voice all contribute to a writer’s style

• -paraphrased or directly quoted detail(s) from a text that supports a reader’s claim, thought, inference, or analysis about the text

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How can multimodality help in reaching a diverse audience?

• By using complex language

• By catering to only one learning style

• By offering multiple ways to engage with content

• By focusing on visual elements only

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Which of the following is a characteristic of multimodal communication?

• Uniformity

• Simplicity

• Diversity of modes

• Single-channel focus

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What is the primary purpose of multimodality in communication?

• To confuse the audience

• To reach a wider audience

• To make communication more difficult

• To reduce the effectiveness of messages

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