Companion website for
Literacies in Language Education:
A Guide for Teachers and Teacher Educators
Welcome to the companion website for Literacies in Language Education: A Guide for Teachers and Teacher Educators (Paesani & Menke, 2023), which grew out of CARLA's Literacies in Language Education initiative. 
This book defines multiliteracies pedagogy, its benefits, and how to create curricula and instructional materials grounded in it. The book also explains, in teacher-friendly language, how to use this approach at all levels of language education and offers ideas for teacher professional development. Learn more about the book's features and potential uses directly from the authors in a short video interview (right) with Georgetown University Press and in an episode of the Speaking of Language podcast.
On this page, you will find links to resources mentioned in each chapter of the book. Click on a chapter's title to view the list of resources. All of the resources provided on this page are free. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of the book, please visit the publisher's website.
Preface
Chapter 1 - Understanding Literacies in Language Education
- Key Concepts:
- CARLA’s Literacies Glossary
- CARLA’s Making Multiliteracies Real: Comparing Multiliteracies Pedagogy & Communicative Language Teaching
- Literacies Resources
- Companion website for Literacies (Kalantzis et al., 2016)
- Grumpy Cat Meme
Chapter 2 - Introduction to Literacies Curriculum Design
- Key Concepts:
- CARLA’s Literacies Glossary
- Support Materials:
- Exemplary Curricula:
Chapter 3 - Creating Learning Objectives
- Key Concepts:
- CARLA’s Literacies Glossary
- Bloom’s Taxonomy
- Exemplary Curricula:
- Learning Objectives Resources:
Chapter 4 - Defining, Selecting, and Evaluating Target Language Texts
- Key Concepts:
- CARLA’s Literacies Glossary
- Support Materials:
- Text Resources:
- CARLA’s Target Language Text Resources
- Curated Resources from the American Association of Teachers of French
- Arabic Manuscripts from the American Association of Teachers of Arabic
Chapter 5 - Developing an Assessment Plan
- Key Concepts:
- CARLA’s Literacies Glossary
- Exemplary Curricula:
- Assessment Resources:
Chapter 6 - Introduction to Multiliteracies Pedagogy
- Key Concepts:
- CARLA’s Literacies Glossary
- Support Materials:
- Exemplary Lesson Plans
- The American Dream
- ”What Americans Think of the American Dream” infographic
- “American Dreams” essay
Chapter 7 - Experiencing: Building Textual Understanding
- Key Concepts:
- Experiential and Conceptual Learning (watch until 3:33)
- CARLA’s Literacies Glossary
- Support Materials:
- CARLA’s Lesson Analysis Checklist
- Sample Experiencing Activities:
- CARLA’s Activity Repository
- Experiencing the Known
- Experiencing the New
- Techniques for Digital Social Reading
- Exemplary Lesson Plans:
Chapter 8 - Conceptualizing: Connecting Form and Meaning
- Key Concepts:
- Experiential and Conceptual Learning (begin watching at 3:33)
- CARLA’s Literacies Glossary
- Support Materials:
- Sample Conceptualizing Activities:
- Exemplary Lesson Plans:
Chapter 9 - Analyzing: Exploring Cultural Practices and Perspectives
- Key Concepts:
- Analytical and Applied Learning (watch until 3:05)
- CARLA’s Literacies Glossary
- Support Materials:
- CARLA’s Lesson Analysis Checklist
- Sample Analyzing Activities:
- Exemplary Lesson Plans:
Chapter 10 - Applying: Assessing Student Learning
- Key Concepts:
- Analytical and Applied Learning (begin watching at 3:05)
- CARLA’s Literacies Glossary
- Support Materials:
- CARLA’s Lesson Analysis Checklist
- Summative Applying Activity Template
- Summative Applying Activity Rubric
- Working with the Textbook: Communicative Production versus Applying Activities Checklist
- Sample Applying Activities:
- Exemplary Lesson Plans:
Epilogue - Advancing Literacies in Language Education
- Key Concepts:
- CARLA’s Literacies Glossary
- Support Materials:
- Summative Applying Activity Template
- Foreign Languages and the Literary in the Everyday (FLLITE) project
- Social Justice Resources:
