Multimodal Semiotics

Len Unsworth is Professor in English and Literacies Education at the University of New England in Armidale, Australia.

Contents; Introduction; 1. Multimodal semiotic analyses and education, Len Unsworth (University of New England, Australia); Part I: Semiotics and 3D Space; 2. Analysing space, Louise Ravelli (University of New South Wales, Australia); 3. The discursive construction of social space, Theo Van Leeuwen (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia); 4. Interpersonal meaning in 3D space: How a Bonding icon gets its 'charge', Maree Stenglin (University of Sydney, Australia); 5. The interplay of discourse, place and space in pedagogic relations, Pauline Jones (University of Wollongong, Australia); Part II: Semiotics in Film; 6. Cohesive harmony in filmic text, Chiaoi Tseng (University of Bremen, Germany); 7. Metafunctional analyses of sound in film communication, Betty Pun (University of New South Wales, Australia); Part III: Semiotics in News and Public Media; 8. Intermodal relations in image nuclear news stories, Helen Caple (University of Sydney, Australia); 9. Online newspapers and TESOL classrooms: A multimodal perspective, John Knox (Macquarie University, Australia); 10. Symbolic constructions in global public visuals: A Pedagogic Framework for Critical Visual Literacy, Jan Connelly (University of New England, Armidale, Australia); Part IV: Semiotics in School Curricula; 11. Literacy across the school subjects: A multimodal approach, Kristina Love (University of Melbourne, Australia); 12. Time visuals in history text books: some pedagogic issues (Beverly Derewianka (University of Wollongong, Australia) and Caroline Coffin (The Open University, UK); 13. Multimodal representation of educational meanings in Montessori pedagogy, Susan Feez (University of New England, Australia); 14. Children's website structure and navigation, Emilia Djonov (Macquarie University, Australia); 15. Metaphor in art education products, Ulla Oksanen (University of Helsinki, Finland).