10.26180/5da65255d8cff
ANDRES GABRIEL VILLAMIZAR MALDONADO
ANDRES GABRIEL VILLAMIZAR
MALDONADO
Visual literacy in adult English language teaching: An exploration of teachers’ understandings and self-reported practices
Monash University
2019
Visual literacy
Adult education
English language teaching
Teacher education
Higher education
Literacies
ELICOS
English as additional language
Higher Education
Education
English as a Second Language
Visual Communication Design (incl. Graphic Design)
Language
2019-10-15 23:12:20
Thesis
https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Visual_literacy_in_adult_English_language_teaching_An_exploration_of_teachers_understandings_and_self-reported_practices/9979229
In a visual society, visual literacy – the ability to meaningfully interpret and create images – plays a central role in effective communication. This study explores adult English language teachers’ understandings of visual literacy, and their self-reported practices using images in their classrooms that are populated by overseas students preparing for university, or migrants settling in Australia. Findings revealed that the participating teachers used images to help their learners improve their reading, writing and speaking skills, rather than develop visual literacy. This approach signals the need for more explicit inclusion of visual literacy in teacher education and in adult English language teaching programs.