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Teachers’ Voices On Multimodal Input For Second Or Foreign Language Learning, Mónica Stella Cárdenas-Claros, Tetyana Sydorenko, Elizabeth Huntley, Maribel Montero Perez

Applied Linguistics Faculty Publications and Presentations

Multimodal input – which combines written, auditory, and/or visual modalities – is pervasive in everyday life and could serve as a source of rich input in language teaching. In recent years, research has determined that vocabulary learning is one of the clear benefits of being exposed to such input. Regrettably, only a handful of studies have investigated whether and how second language (L2) teachers approach multimodal input in teaching. To further contribute to the research–practice dialogue, we examined factors that influence L2 teachers’ use of multimodal input in L2 teaching. This qualitative case study presents an in-depth analysis of interview …