MULTIMODAL TEXTS

These are texts that require the processing of more than one method and the recognition of the interconnections between information.

• Multimedia

• Multimodal

• Multi-intelligences

• Multi-tasking

It is presented through dynamic combinations of various modes across written and spoken language, still and moving visual image, audio, gesture, and spatial communicative resources.

• Digital multimodal text

• Live multimodal text

• Paper-based multimodal text

• none of the above

It is shown through combinations of different modes such as gestural, spatial, audio, and oral language.

• Digital multimodal

• Live multimodal

• Paper-based multimodal

• none of the above

It is conveyed to the reader through varying combinations of written and still images.

• digital

• multimodal

• paper-based

• live

It is used when communication requires real-time interaction, emotions, and audience engagement.

• live

• paper-based

• digital

• none of the above

It is used when information needs to be engaging, updated, or easily shared online.

• live

• digital

• paper-based

• face to face

Example of paper-based multimodal text

• e-posters

• theater

• video presentation

• essay

Example of live multimodal text

• concert

• books

• digital stories

• comics

Example of digital multimodal text

• slideshows

• essays

• still images

• dance

Why are multimodal texts important for students?

• A) They help students engage with information in different ways, improving comprehension.

• B) They make reading more difficult by adding unnecessary elements.

• C) They are only useful for artistic subjects, not academic learning.

• D) They replace the need for critical thinking skills.