Multiliteracies Language Teaching in World Language Classrooms

We would like to thank the following project consultants for their role in: collaboratively developing an initial set of core practices for multiliteracies, mentoring teachers through Professional Learning Circles, and offering formative feedback on teachers’ lesson plans.

Dr. Myriam Abdel-Malek, University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Yuri Kumagai, Smith College

Dr. Christelle Palpacuer Lee, Rutgers: The State University of New Jersey

Dr. Margarete Schlatter, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

Dr. Joowon Suh, Columbia University

Dr. Francis John Troyan, The Ohio State University

We would like to thank the teachers who participated in our Professional Learning Circles, and especially the teachers featured here for their role in: implementing and refining multiliteracies-informed lessons, participating in sharing reflections on classroom practice, and providing feedback that informed the ongoing development of project resources and professional learning opportunities.

Mona Azzam, Cornell University, Arabic

Mariana Bulegon, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul/Unisinos, Portuguese 

Keiko Konoeda, Bates College, Japanese

Agnieszka Makles, Rutgers: The State University of New Jersey, Polish

Emilly da Silva Garcia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Portuguese

We also thank the language consultants who helped us transcribe the video lessons:

Rula Al-Hmoud, Arabic

Jinsol Cosper, Korean

Yuri Kumagai, Japanese

Agnieszka Makles, Polish

Caroline Scheuer Neves, Portuguese

Yanlin Wang, Chinese

Finally, we would like to thank Lester Washington at Texas Tech University for post-producing the videos, Katherine Leyton and Bart Rossman at the University of Arizona for creating this website through which to share these materials, and Kate Mackay for her steadfast support in all administrative matters for this multi-year project.