College Composition and Communication Dec 2005

A Multimodal Task-Based Framework for Composing

Jody Shipka

Abstract

This essay presents a task-based multimodal framework for composing grounded in theories of multiple media and goal formation. By examining the way two students negotiated the complex communicative tasks presented them in class, the essay underscores the benefits associated with asking students to attend to the various motives, activities, tools, and environments that occasion, support, and complicate the production of academic as well as everyday texts.

Journal
College Composition and Communication
Published
2005-12-01
DOI
10.58680/ccc20054030
Open Access
Closed
Topics
multimodality multilingual writers

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