Abstract:

The proposed paper will report on an investigation into the potential contribution of a Multiliteracies pedagogical approach to enterprise education and the development of an enterprising culture, by discussing the results of two classroom-based case studies where learners used multimodal forms of communication to design their own meanings about their future endeavours.

The research case studies revealed that tasks, which allow for innovation, creativity and risk-taking across multiple modes, produce certain enterprising behaviours. This claim is based on the New London Group's (2000) positioning of a Multiliteracies pedagogy as a means of achieving innovative behaviours and practices, which is a prerequisite for productive social futures. The generation of an innovation culture is essential to maintain a competitive advantage in an age where the creative application of knowledge is the new source of capital.

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Lesley Emanuel has an Honours degree in Human Resource Development (RAU) and Masters in English Education (Wits). Her company specialises in design and implementation of training and development interventions in organisations. Besides her corporate work, Lesley is involved in the development of teachers in rural areas of South Africa.

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Comments/Notes: The paper to be presented at the Learning Conference 2001, Anargyrios and Korgialenios, School of Spetses, Greece, 4-8 July 2001 is based on the research work completed by Lesley Emanuel for a Masters Degree in English Education, at the University of the Witwatersrand (2001).

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Presentation Type
30 min. Paper

Presentation Equipment and Other Requests
Overhead Projector

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Country
South Africa