A multimodal approach to academic 'literacies': Problematising the visual/verbal divide

Language and Education

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 449-462

  Archer, Arlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Academic literacy; Access; Multimodality; Scientific discourse; Social semiotic

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845260565     PISSN: 09500782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/le677.0     Document Type: Article

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