RE-DEFINING COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE FOR MULTI-MODAL COMMUNICATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE
RE-DEFINING COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE FOR MULTI-MODAL COMMUNICATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Author(s): Valentina MureșanSubject(s): Media studies, Theory of Communication, School education, Vocational Education, Social Theory, Sociology of Culture, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Sociology of Education, Pedagogy
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: communicative competence; digital competence; emoji competence; multi-modal competence; new media literacy;
Summary/Abstract: The present paper brings into discussion the difficulties of teachers in addressing the issue of competence formation in an age of a multitude of co-existing communication modes and operational frameworks, which, due to the present day educational needs, are not only constantly changing, but also become more field specific. However, the major educational trends attach increasing importance to interdisciplinarity, which points to the need of designing a new communicative competence framework, one that may include new dimensions, such as multi-modal communication literacy. In order to better understand the difficulties digital natives may have in decoding a new form of communication, the language of “emoji”, a qualitative pilot study was conducted using a small convenience sample of participants. The present research underlies aspects linked to several competence frames – communicative, multi-modal and emoji competence in an effort to redefine the set of sub-competences needed to be an effective communicator in the 21st century.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 23
- Page Range: 315-323
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English