The document outlines the concept of multimodal communication, which involves using combinations of various modes such as written, spoken, visual, audio, gestural, and spatial elements. It describes different types of multimodal texts, including digital formats like films and web pages, as well as live formats like dance and oral storytelling. Additionally, it highlights key elements of multimodal texts and includes an activity for creating an instructional video in groups.

1. MULTIMODAL
AND ITS ELEMENTS

2. 1. Identify the elements of
multimodals.
2. Transcode emojis into plain
text/word.
3. Create instructional video/script
for presentation using animated
Lesson
Objectives:

3. ARE THERE DIFFERENT MODES
OF COMMUNICATION?

4. WITH THE ADVENT OF
TECHNOLOGY DIFFERENT
MODES OF COMMUNICATION
CAME INTO EXISTENCE.

6. Many texts are multimodal
What do we mean by this?
- meaning is communicated
through combinations of two or
more modes.

7. Modes include
written language
spoken language
patterns of meaning that are
visual, audio, gestural, tactile
and spatial.

8. Multimodal texts include
picture books
text books
graphic novels
Comics
posters

9. MULTIMODAL TEXTS
meaning is conveyed to the reader
through varying combinations of
visual (still image), written
language, and spatial modes.

10. DIGITAL MULTIMODAL TEXTS
Examples:
Film
Animation
slide shows
e-posters
digital stories
web pages

11. DIGITAL MULTIMODAL TEXTS
convey meaning through
combinations of written and
spoken language, visual (still and
moving image), audio, gestural and
spatial modes.

12. LIVE MULTIMODAL TEXTS
Examples:
dance, performance, and oral
storytelling

13. LIVE MULTIMODAL TEXTS
convey meaning through
combinations of modes such
as gestural, spatial, spoken
language, and audio.

14. VISUAL TEXT
can be conveyed using choices
of visual semiotic resources
such as line, shape, size, line
and symbols

15. WRITTEN LANGUAGE
would convey this meaning
through sentences using noun
groups and adjectives which are
written or typed on paper or a
screen.

16. Elements of
Multimodal Text

18. • Linguistic: vocabulary,
structure, grammar of
oral/written language
• Visual: colour, vectors and
viewpoint in still and
moving images

19. • Audio or Aural: volume,
pitch
and rhythm of music and
sound effects
• Gestural: movement, facial
expression and body
language

20. • Spatial: proximity, direction,
position of layout,
organization of objects in
space.

21. • Multimodal text can be print,
physical or digital.

22. • Multimodal text can be print,
physical or digital.

23. Multimodal and language modes as
"Comprising more than one mode. A
multimodal text uses a combination of
two or more communication modes,
for example print, image and spoken
text as in film or computer
presentations.“ - The NSW Syllabus for the
Australian Curriculum

24. Activity:
Picture or Image
Perception

26. Requirement: (100 pts)
Using what you know about digital
multimodal texts. Form groups of 3
members and make an Instructional
Video about your preferred topic
(cooking, dance, etc.) You may have
animated characters or you yourselves
may act as models.
Criteria: Creativity (visual effects,