Testing learners' attitudes - visual components of texts as bridges or barriers to learning

dc.creator	Christine Anthonissen
dc.creator	Monica Kirsten
dc.date	2011-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:11:12Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:11:12Z
dc.identifier	10.5785/19-1-91
dc.identifier	0259-2312
dc.identifier	2224-0012
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/e10c5dcab12e4603bcaf0648169048fa
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/14230
dc.description	<p><em>This article considers how visual images in texts may enhance or inhibit language learning. It draws on Kress and Van Leeuwen’s (1996) work on the grammar of visual design, recognising that visual images form part of a powerful semiotic system that carries representational and connotative meanings in a manner comparable to that of words, sentences and larger textual units. It takes note of the ways in which new technologies have introduced more visual material in printed texts than was available before. And it reports on an investigation into the specific responses of Grade 10 learners to visuals of people featuring different characteristics. Eventually we need to develop learning materials where visuals facilitate and motivate language learning, and simultaneously facilitate the development of socially responsible values.</em></p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Stellenbosch University
dc.relation	http://perlinguam.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/91
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/0259-2312
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0012
dc.source	Per Linguam : A Journal of Language Learning, Vol 19, Iss 1 (2011)
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Testing learners' attitudes - visual components of texts as bridges or barriers to learning
dc.type	article