Disciplinary Literacies In The Arts: Semiotic Explorations of Teachers' Use of Multimodal and Aesthetic Metalanguage
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Article Title | Disciplinary Literacies In The Arts: Semiotic Explorations of Teachers' Use of Multimodal and Aesthetic Metalanguage |
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ERA Journal ID | 10379 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Barton, Georgina, Burke, Katie and Freebody, Peter |
Journal Title | International Journal of Education and the Arts |
Journal Citation | 23 (8), pp. 1-22 |
Number of Pages | 23 |
Year | 2022 |
Publisher | Penn State University Libraries Open Publishing |
Place of Publication | 1529-8094 |
ISSN | 1529-8094 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.26209/ijea23n8 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.ijea.org/v23n8/index.html |
Abstract | Effective arts learning requires the development of important literacies. While investigation of discipline-specific literacies has filtered the literature, it is unclear if these literacies are acknowledged, understood, and/or taught. In this paper, we share the classroom discourse of two arts teachers in early and middle years across visual art and music—to determine how discipline-specific literacies are used and taught. Findings show that these teachers intuitively and consistently share age-appropriate arts-literacies and use semiotic metalanguage with their students to express and make meaning through arts practices. With contemporary research in the field of literacy consistently acknowledging the diverse ways we communicate and the importance of creative thinking and aesthetic-artistic reasoning, it is critical that classroom data, such as shared in this paper, is considered for future curriculum development. We conclude by recommending strategies and considerations for arts teachers when planning and implementing arts literacies to improve students’ applied understanding. |
Keywords | literacies; classroom |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390101. Creative arts, media and communication curriculum and pedagogy |
390104. English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL) | |
Byline Affiliations | School of Education |
University of Wollongong |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/v5v1x/disciplinary-literacies-in-the-arts-semiotic-explorations-of-teachers-use-of-multimodal-and-aesthetic-metalanguage
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