THE LEXICAL SYLLABUS – AN APPLICATION OF VOCABULARY DATA MINING TO MULTIMODAL TEXTS Cover Image

LEKSIČKI SILABUS – PRIMJENA RUDARENJA PODATAKA O VOKABULARU IZ MULTIMODALNOG TEKSTA
THE LEXICAL SYLLABUS – AN APPLICATION OF VOCABULARY DATA MINING TO MULTIMODAL TEXTS

Author(s): Nejla Kalajdžisalihović
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Theoretical Linguistics, Lexis
Published by: Filozofski fakultet, Univerzitet u Zenici
Keywords: contemporary English; multimodal text; data mining; lexical syllabus;

Summary/Abstract: The traditional concept of ‘text’ is being replaced by ‘hypertext’, a non-linear and intrinsically intertextual artifact made up of internally linked chunks of information of various sorts (Caballero, 2005, p. 58). As a virtual structure, contemporary text allows for a hybrid mixture of language, images, and sound. For that reason, it is certain that new technologies are affecting the ways knowledge is being transmitted or constructed. In this paper, one method that supports the application of a multimodal approach to text will be presented to demonstrate how the four key skills may be improved: critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity (Galante, 2011). The four skills will be discussed in the context of vocabulary acquisition from multimodal texts. The aim of the paper is to propose that these skills may be significantly improved by means of vocabulary data mining from multimodal texts, and integrating, in the process, the lexical syllabus into the contemporary English language course.

  • Issue Year: 1/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 557-563
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English