Teaching Reading and Writing in L2 Through a Multiliteracies Approach

This project outlines strategies for linking reading and writing in Advanced French courses using the multiliteracies framework. By designing activities that promote collaborative work on analytical writing, the approach fosters student engagement, familiarizes them with the research process, and integrates the use of supportive technologies and tools. Author: Vesna Rodic, Lecturer in French Grant Type: Lecturer Teaching Fellows Program (LTF)

From the author: "This talk focuses on strategies that emphasize the link between reading and writing processes in Advanced French courses. Using the multiliteracies framework (Cope and Kalantzis, 2000) and its chief segments (situated practice, overt instruction, critical framing, and transformed practice), I designed a series of activities that provide ongoing opportunities for collaborative student work on the reading and writing processes while studying forms of analytical writing in French. These strategies involve both individual and group work on texts and encourage group work as well as student-to-student engagement. At the same time, they help students get familiarized with the research process and the use of technologies and tools that support research and collaborative tasks."