Abstract

     With the rapid development of multimedia and modern English teaching, the multimodal teaching has become a must in modern English teaching. Therefore, it’s essential to develop students’ multiliteracies in an around way. Firstly, this thesis explains the definition of multimodality and multiliteracy. Then, it takes the reading part of Unit 2, the United Kingdom, in the New Senior English for China Student’s Book5 by People’s Education Publishing House for example. By introducing English teaching methods, it presents how to cultivate students’ multiliteracies in the process of pre-reading, while-reading and post-reading. Thus, it comes to the conclusion that teachers can use multimodal methods, such as pictures, videos, music, games, etc, to cultivate students’ multiliteracies in English reading teaching at senior high schools.

Key words: multimodality; multiliteracy; English reading teaching
 
摘要

     随着多媒体和现代化英语教学的发展，多模态教学已经成为现代化英语教学的一种必然趋势。所以，全方位培养学生多模态识读能力至关重要。本文首先阐述了多模态和多模态识读能力的定义；然后，选取人教版高中英语必修五第二单元阅读部分the United Kingdom为例，以阅读教学模式为切入点，阐述如何在阅读前、阅读中和阅读后培养学生的多模态识读能力。最后得出结论：在高中英语阅读教学中，教师可以通过图片、视频、音乐、游戏等模态培养学生的多模态识读能力。

关键词：多模态性；多模态识读能力；高中英语阅读教学