1st Edition

A Multimodal Framework of Pedagogical Practices in Space

By Xiaoqin Wu Copyright 2027
344 Pages 165 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book outlines a framework for spatial pedagogy, exploring how the dynamics of multimodality at work in the interaction of human bodies and classroom spaces in pedagogic practices. Wu extends spatial discourse analysis to establish a framework for analyzing the multimodal nature of embodied practice in space. The volume features four case studies from a range of tertiary classrooms and... Read more

Part I Principles, Chapter 1 Introduction, Chapter 2 Video-based Methodology, Part II Dimensions of Multimodal Analysis, Chapter 3 Spatial Discourse Analysis from a Practice Lens, Chapter 4 Movement in Space, Chapter 5 Writing in Space, Chapter 6 Rhythm as Spatial Coherence, Chapter 7 Other Spaces: Performance in the Theatre, Part III Practice, Chapter 8 Spatial Pedagogy

Biography

Xiaoqin Wu is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Communication at Southwest University, Advisory Editor of Visual Communication, and Principal Investigator of five research grants. She received her doctoral certificate from the University of New South Wales, Sydney. Her research interests include multimodal discourse analysis informed by Social Semiotics and Systemic-Functional Linguistics, with a specialization in spatial pedagogy, spatial nationalism and transmedia representation of gender.