This paper presents an analysis of the trailers for a telefiction series originally produced in English and simultaneously distributed in Spanish in Latin America. Looking (aired between 2014 and 2016 by HBO) was a contemporary dramedy series, a hybrid genre typical of the quality TV promoted by HBO, that told the story of three gay friends living in San Francisco. The aesthetics of the series reveals the auteur cinematic work of Andrew Haigh, a film director who applied his visual narrative repertoire to Looking. Using the multimodal analysis model proposed by Kaindl (2020) and the structure of communicative modes proposed by Chaume (2004) and Stöckl (2004), this paper analyzes the translation and Latin American adaptation of two trailers of the series to understand whether the semiotic integration of the paratexts represents or intensifies the narrative aspects of the hybrid genre series.

Magister Artium - MA / This thesis seeks to understand the visual representation of female masculinity in Marvel and DC comic books, and further contribute to the fields of linguistics and gender studies. The subject matter discussed issues around gender identity, masculinity, and visual representation. Currently, there is a lack of literature available on the subject matter of female masculinity in comic books, therefore creating a gap in knowledge about how women are being represented in comic books. The goal of this thesis was to contribute to this knowledge, and in doing so, further adding more knowledge about the subject matter for future researchers in the field. The theoretical framework included a diverse approach of social theories and perspectives, namely: Multimodal Discourse Analysis, Intertextuality, Dialogicality, and Queer Theory. The goals of this thesis were to understand the various modes used in the representation of female masculinity that have evolved over time, and how these modes contribute to developing characters who challenge the traditional gender norms and rules. The data that was used for this thesis was collected from comic books in which female characters are in leading roles, namely Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers) and Wonder Woman. / 2022

Sammanfattning Vi vill med denna kunskapsöversikt ta reda på hur matematikundervisning bortom boken kan bedrivas baserad på aktuell forskning. Denna kunskapsöversikt handlar om hur forskningen kring multimodalitet i matematikundervisning ser ut. Syftet är att beskriva vad som kännetecknar forskning inom ovanstående arena. Syfte och frågeställning Syftet med kunskapsöversikten är att kartlägga forskning om multimodalitet inom undervisning imatematik. Forskningsfrågan som denna kunskapsöversikt ämnar att besvara är följande: Vad kännetecknar forskning om multimodalitet inom matematikundervisningen? Metod Kunskapsöversikten baseras på artiklar inhämtade från riktade litteratursökningar från två referensdatabaser, ERIC och Proquest. Vi använde oss av tunktering som sökstrategi för att hitta variationer av multimodal och matematik. Urval Urvalet av studierna samlades in genom litteratursökningar i nämnda referensdatabaser. Urvalskriterierna som ligger till grund för kunskapsöversikten är att artiklarna ska ha multimodal* och math* i titeln, att artiklarna är Peer Reviewed och publicerade i en vetenskaplig tidskrift samt att det är tillgängliga och gratis att få tag på. I slutändan valdes sex artiklar ut för att användas och ligga till grund för denna kunskapsöversikt. Resultat Resultatet visar att det är fördelaktigt att använda sig av multimodalitet i matematikundervisningen. Vidare visar resultatet att forskningen kring fältet är relativt ungt och fortfarande outforskat. Studierna har stor geografisk spridning. Dock fann vi ingen forskning från Sverige. Avslutningsvis så visar resultatet en heltäckning av alla multimodala teckenvärldar.

Equal possibilities for students to communicate in the science classroom is of great importance for democratic reasons. Many students, especially multilingual ones, have difficulties to communicate in the language of instruction in school. A multiplicity of modes of expression can therefore be of great help, both for understanding the subject content one’s supposed to learn and for communicating one’s knowledge in an assessment situation. The purpose of this thesis is to study how students can show their knowledge in science through drawings instead of written text. Another purpose is to study how certain models for these drawings can help teachers to evaluate the students’ knowledge in an assessment situation.  The study was conducted in a grade 5 in a city in the south of Sweden. The teacher had just finished teaching a section in science about the content ‘the bloodstream and breathing’. Models were used to design an intervention in form of an assessment basis based on pictures. The students were also asked to draw their answers. The students’ answers and an interview with the teacher conducted after the intervention were the empirical material. Because it is an action research study the teacher takes part in the design of the assessment basis and gets the opportunity to reflect on the result of the evaluation. Through the study two theoretical frameworks are used, multimodal discourse and didactic design. Multimodal discourse is used to design the assessment basis and didactic design is used to analyze the students’ answers and the teacher’s reflection after the intervention. The result shows that students’ knowledge can be visualized at several levels through drawings. The used models also enables students to show more knowledge than planned in the teacher’s design and even visualize misconceptions some students have. In the interview the teacher reflects on the models’ potential and comes to the conclusion that it is possible to evaluate students’ knowledge through drawings. Another reflection concerns the misconceptions shown in the students’ answers, and that it is a good thing for the teacher to be aware of in future designs in science. One part of the result shows that drawings generally might get a lower value than written texts in an assessment situation. In some answers from the intervention the drawings show more knowledge in forms of details than a written text can do. One of the conclusions is that the richest assessment basis would be a combination of different modes.

This study aimed at investigating and analysing the communication occurring during whole class discussions, with a specific focus on the nature of the mathematical arguments. The investigation was a qualitative case study where the communication during eight whole class discussions in grade 3-5 were analysed. Three types of arguments, wich are functional in the communication and convey different aspects of mathematics, were identified in the study. The types are (a) argument conveying a solution to a task/ a problem (b) argument conveying conceptual properties, and (c) argument conveying a mathematical relationship. The arguments types explain why an answer to a task is correct (type a), illuminate properties of a mathematical object (b), and clarify a mathematical relationship (c). The findings also reveal that arguments may be expressed through the use of a broad range of communicative resources, such as spoken language, written language, symbols, drawings, the use of manipulatives, and gestures. This highlights the importance of taking into account more than speech when construing arguments/reasoning communicated in mathematics classroom. The study also points to the importance of paying attention to arguments/reasoning that are created during other occasions than during task work or problem solving, and that arguments can enable the discerning of mathematical aspects for learners.

Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / The study set out to investigate siding and translanguaged siding as an under-researched student-to-student communication which happen parallel to teaching. Lemke (1990) defines siding as student-to-student talk while the teacher is teaching, and Antia (2017) defines ‘translanguaged siding’ as student-to-student talk in a language or combination of languages that is different from the LoLT. In this way, siding encapsulates ‘translanguaged siding’.

The aim of this study is to examine upper and lower secondary school teachers’ experiences of using graphic novels in the English subject in Swedish schools in order to discuss if, and how, multimodal texts can be used to increase students’ motivation to read and analyze fictional texts. This is done through qualitative semi-structured interviews with 12 participants currently working as English teachers from both upper and lower secondary schools in Sweden. The framework of this study centers around the concept of multimodality, multimodal literacy and how it can be used in the English classroom. The results of the study indicate that comics and graphic novels can and are being used for a number of purposes in English language courses in Sweden, and that they allow teachers to incorporate visual analysis into their literature modules, adding more elements for students to discuss and work with. Furthermore, the participants experience that comics and graphic novels aid in increasing students’ motivation and interest as the multimodality makes them more accessible. The results of the study also show that comics and graphic novels could be used to teach students about literary analysis, both visual and verbal. However, in order to utilize the multimodality of comics and graphic novels, teachers require an understanding for how two modalities can be used together to create meaning. Moreover, the study shows that comics and graphic novels are viewed as a lesser form of fictional texts, as they are mostly seen as motivational supplements or a stepping-stone toward other types of novels. In conclusion, there are numerous benefits to using comics or graphic novels in EFL courses, such as an increase in motivation and additional visual/multimodal aspects for students to analyze when working with fictional texts.

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Multimodal theory has developed out of social semiotics and can be seen as a response to the rise in the use of new technologies for the creation, distribution and consumption of media texts and the need to find new ways of describing and explaining their role in representation and communication. Its development is historical. It is a response to change over time. The incorporation of the visual into social semiotics marks a key moment in the development of multimodal theory. Visual literacy is discussed in relation to changes in modes of representation and a critique of this concept is provided. This is conducted in relation to how the visual modality has been integrated into social semiotics as a platform for research into multimodal communication more generally. Framing is developed along three main lines of enquiry (semiotic, cognitive and affective) as alternative ways of accounting for some of these shifts in communication and each are presented in the form of case studies. Framing and its close relationship with composition in media texts is discussed and this understanding, one that emphasise proximity as a multimodal principle, is applied to the visual design of content, the realisation of context through the provision visual cues, and later to embodiment and urban space. The three case studies, the application of framing to a range of media texts, the critical judgements made about the role visual in contemporary theory and the application of these concepts to multimodality are presented as part of an intellectual journey.

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