A Multiliteracies Pedagogy: Exploring Semiotic Possibilities of a Disney Video in a Third Grade Diverse Classroom |
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| Authors: | Lasisi Ajayi |
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| Institution: | (1) Language/Literacy Education, Division of Education, San Diego State University, 720 Heber Avenue, Calexico, CA 92231, USA |
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| Abstract: | Disney videos are used across the US as important materials for teaching language arts and literacy in elementary schools.
However, how pupils make meaning of the videos has not been sufficiently investigated in educational research. Twenty-five
third-grade pupils were taught comprehension skills using Sleeping Beauty. The students created their understanding in visual images. Their drawings and explanations were analyzed using a social
semiotic theory. The findings indicated that the students’ interpretations of Sleeping Beauty were not a decontextualized practice; rather, they used the specificity of their gender, social-cultural experiences and
available multimodal resources at their disposal to construct interpretations of the video. The implications of the findings
were discussed. |
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