What does multimodality mean for English? Creative tensions in teaching new texts and new literacies

The argument for a pedagogy which embraces visual and multimodal representation is well established in academic circles (Kress & Van Leeuwen, ; New London Group, ; Cope & Kalantzis, ) and a plethora of literacies congregate around the ever‐expanding subject English as the prime site for innovation and development. This paper will focus on one exploratory case study from the Economic and Social Research Council InterActive Education Project1 The...