(Episode 2) Building Multiliteracies in EL Classrooms
Tune in to this podcast episode to learn how teachers can weave digital literacy into EL classrooms and nurture future-ready learners.
Last updated 9 September 2026
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In this episode, we feature Csilla Weninger, Associate Professor and Head of the English Language and Literature Academic Group at the National Institute of Education. Csilla speaks with Tay May Yin, Principal Master Teacher about the building of Multiliteracies, one of the key Pedagogical Emphases in ELS2020. They discuss why it is important to build multiliteracies in EL classrooms; the relationship between multiliteracies and digital literacy; and how teachers can incorporate digital literacy into the building of multiliteracies in EL classrooms to nurture future-ready learners.
Further readings on digital literacy
Topic | Further Readings |
Digital Literacy | Ciampa, K., Wolfe, Z. M., & Bronstein, B. (2023). ChatGPT in education: Transforming digital literacy practices. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 67(3), 186–195. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.1310 (opens in new tab) |
Jerasa, S., & Boffone, T. (2021). BookTok 101: TikTok, Digital Literacies, and Out‐of‐School Reading Practices. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 65(3), 219–226. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.1199 (opens in new tab) | |
Weninger, C. (2023). Digital literacy as ideological practice. ELT Journal, 77(2), 197–206. https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccad001 (opens in new tab) | |
Weninger, C. (2020). Digital literacy and English language teaching: Promises, pitfalls and potentials. In Y. Leung (Ed), Selected papers from the twenty-ninth International Symposium on English Teaching. Taipei: English Teachers' Association-ROC. |