Multimodality

Question 1

refers to the strategic use of two or more communication modes to make meaning

Answer 1

Multimodal

Question 2

images, gestures, music, spoken, and written language are examples of ______?

Answer 2

Communication Modes

Question 3

TRUE or FALSE

Multimodal text does not have to be always digital

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

one that combines at least two or more modes of communication (words, sounds, actions, images) in a medium.

Answer 4

Multimodal Text

Question 5

abstract or nonmaterial means of making meaning

Answer 5

Modes

Question 6

Words, sounds, images, gestures, texture, and color are some examples of ______?

Answer 6

Modes

Question 7

material forms that realize the modes

Answer 7

Media

Question 8

computer screen, wall, clothing, paper, poem, a piece of wood, a photograph, and audio/video recording are examples of _______?

Answer 8

Media

Question 9

TRUE or FALSE

There can be many modes in a medium

Answer 9

TRUE

Question 10

TRUE or FALSE

To go multimodal is to converge different communication modes in a medium (e.g., poster or video) and take into consideration all the modes in constructing for or extracting meaning or the message from the text

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

Analyzing multimodal texts necessitates additional literacies in what forms?

Answer 11

Visual literacy
Critical literacy
Multimodal literacy

Question 12

refers to one’s ability to understand, interpret, and evaluate visual messages

Answer 12

Visual literacy

Question 13

requires reading and filtering texts for certain agenda or learning purposes

Answer 13

Critical literacy

Question 14

it encourages individuals to understand and question the ideas, attitudes, values, and beliefs of written texts, visual applications, and spoken words

Answer 14

Critical literacy

Question 15

deals with comprehending varied means of knowledge representations and meaning-making

Answer 15

Multimodal literacy

Question 16

To analyze and evaluate the texts, critical readers and viewers need basic knowledge of __________?

Answer 16

Semiotics

Question 17

study of signs and symbols and its use and interpretation

Answer 17

Semiotics

Question 18

can take the form of words, images, objects, sounds, odors, flavors, actions, or objects

Answer 18

Signs

Question 19

Three types of signs or three ways you can signal your meanings to others

Answer 19

Icons
Indexes
Symbols

Question 20

Stands for something that it imitates, replicates, simulates, and resembles.

Examples: drawings of all kinds, diagrams, photos, onomatopoeic words e.g. buzz

Answer 20

Iconic (Icon)

Question 21

Stands for something that it points or relates to or indicates implicitly or explicitly.

Examples: the sight of smoke indicating fire; the dark clouds in the sky are a sign of impending rain; a person waving his or her hand is saying hello

Answer 21

Indexical (Index)

Question 22

Does not resemble what it means in its form but by convention or agree

Examples: social symbols (rose, flags, etc.), language in general (letters, words punctuations), math symbols

Answer 22

Symbolic (Symbol)

Question 23

Three levels in signifying or attributing meaning to sign

Answer 23

Denotation
Connotation
Ideology

Question 24

Refers to the definitional, literal, descriptive identification of a sign (for linguistic signs, this refers to the meaning a dictionary attempts to provide).

E.g. Dog - an animal with four legs that barks

Answer 24

Denotation

Question 25

Refers to the socio-cultural and personal associations (ideological, emotional, etc.) of the sign typically related to the interpreter’s class, age, gender, ethnicity, etc. Some are recognized within a culture (e.g., car in Western culture connotes virility or freedom). Example: Dog - human’s best friend; loyal but may be dangerous for it bites

Answer 25

Connotation

Question 26

Refers to a system of ideas or ideals, set of opinions, particular worldview, beliefs of groups or individuals, class, or culture, such as communism, capitalism, feminism, and conservatism. Example: The Hammer and Sickle is the international symbol of the communist movement.

Answer 26

Ideology

Question 27

refers to figurative language, such as simile, metaphor, irony, found in linguistic signs. E.g. You are a dog. (a metaphor)

Answer 27

Rhetorical trope

Question 28

pertains to allusions or references of the signs to texts from other sources, such as existing stories and characters in books found in films. E.g. Achilles heel alludes to the Greek hero Achilles whose heel was the only vulnerable part of his body.

Answer 28

Intertextuality

Question 29

COLOR power, death, mystery, evil, elegance

Answer 29

Black

Question 30

COLOR purity, goodness, light

Answer 30

White

Question 31

COLOR danger, energy, power, passion, love, determination

Answer 31

Red

Question 32

COLOR trust, intelligence, wisdom, authority

Answer 32

Blue

Question 33

COLOR trust, intelligence, wisdom, authority

Answer 33

Yellow

Question 34

COLOR growth, harmony, freshness, fertility, safety, healing

Answer 34

Green

Question 35

SHAPES infinity, harmony, unity, perfection

Answer 35

Circle

Question 36

SHAPES progression, direction, purpose

Answer 36

Triangle

Question 37

SHAPES order, formality, security

Answer 37

Square, Rectangle

Question 38

LINES calm, quiet, relaxed

Answer 38

Horizontal

Question 39

SHAPES strong, rigid, stability

Answer 39

Vertical

Question 40

FONTS serious, traditional, delicate, beautiful, delicate, expensive, warm, old

Answer 40

Serif

Question 41

FONTS modern, streamlined, clean, cool, young

Answer 41

Sans Serif