1st Edition

Literature, Multiliteracies, and Digital Texts in the Second Language Classroom

214 Pages 34 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

214 Pages 34 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Literature, Multiliteracies, and Digital Texts in the Second Language Classroom provides a comprehensive analysis of how digital transformation is reshaping literature education in the second language classroom.   Moving beyond print-based traditions, the book redefines what a literary text is and reconceptualizes reading and interpretation through the lens of multimodality,... Read more

1 Embracing multiliteracies: Literature education in the digital age

2 More than words can express: A multimodal perspective on literature in second language teaching

3 More than pixels and bytes can provide: A digital perspective on literature in second language education

4 More than one language can convey: A multilingual perspective on literature in second language teaching

5 Echoes of Tomorrow: Reshaping literature education with extended reality and AI

6 Turning to the future: The Triad Model of Literature Education in the Digital Age

Conclusion

Biography

Christiane Lütge holds the Chair for Teaching English as a Foreign Language at the University of Munich (LMU), Germany, and directs the Munich Centre of Teacher Education. Her research critically investigates how AI and digital literacy intersect with literature, culture, and global citizenship in EFL education. She is the Principal Investigator of a project on improving the quality of teacher education funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research.

 

Claudia Mustroph is a postdoctoral researcher in the field of Teaching English as a Foreign Language at University of Munich (LMU), Germany. In her doctoral thesis, she conducted a mixed-methods-study on teachers’ beliefs on multimodal literature in the EFL classroom. Further research interests include the digital transformation of ELT and literature education, particularly in relation to AI and algorithmic culture.

 

Kerstin Theinert is a senior lecturer at the University of Education Weingarten, Germany, where she is responsible for the education of future teachers of English. She has previously taught and researched in Weingarten, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Braunschweig, and Munich, and has collaborated on cross-linguistic and interdisciplinary projects. Her research focuses on literary learning in language teaching, reading competence and fluency, teacher professionalisation, and multilingualism.