(Paperback)

Examines fresh functional approaches to language and education, and the impact of these on literacy in the classroom. This book looks at issues of multimodality, in which the definition of a text is expanded to include not only that which is written down, but also the interaction of writing, graphics, and audiovisual material.

(Hardback)

Examines various functional approaches to language and education, and their impact on literacy in the classroom. This book looks at issues of multimodality and explores ways in which language education can be expanded to deal with multimodal discourse. It is of interest to researchers in systemic functional linguistics, or language and education.