Living Comics: Playful and Embodied Composing With Emergent Bilingual Learners
READING TEACHER, cilt.80, sa.2, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 80 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1002/trtr.70094
- Dergi Adı: READING TEACHER
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), MLA - Modern Language Association Database, MLA International Bibliography, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Art, Design & Architecture Collection (ProQuest), Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest), Art, Design & Architecture Collection (ProQuest), Arts Premium Collection (ProQuest), Education Collection (ProQuest), Education Source Ultimate (EBSCO), Humanities Source Ultimate (EBSCO), Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO)
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
There is evidence to support that the diverse linguistic repertoire of emergent bilingual students enhances learning and development. Multimodal composing offers a unique opportunity for teachers to design lessons that draw upon emergent bilinguals' knowledge through visual means, without necessarily requiring advanced English proficiency. In the proposed activity, "Living Comics," emergent bilingual students embody a comic character's physical expression then use visual elements to expand a storytelling frame. This activity leverages multimodal ways of understanding and composing a text, so that students can express their comprehension and ideas more confidently. In the article, we outline the purpose, objective, and benefits of this engaging whole-group activity. Furthermore, we lay out the steps needed for teachers to reproduce and contextualize "Living Comics" in their own classrooms.