TEASIG: Testing language learners’ multimodal skills: why, what and how?

Language use in today’s world is vastly multimodal, not least because of technological advancements. For example, while watching TV or YouTube, we may simultaneously be listening to speakers, see their body language, look at the video footage and visuals, read phrases highlighting key info, and then text a friend about what we saw. Essentially, effective communication in social, educational and professional contexts nowadays requires multimodal literacy. It is therefore important that learners are given opportunities to develop their multimodal literacy and that teachers can evaluate learners’ progress and abilities in this area.

In this webinar, we will share examples of two types of multimodal integrated test tasks, which we developed and investigated for use in English language classrooms. We will provide tips on how such tasks can be made and show how learner performances can be marked. Our materials will be freely available to webinar participants.

Speakers:

Tineke Brunfaut & Judit Kormos