Analysing and evaluating the bilingual adaptation of English graded readers in China
A social semiotic multimodal discourse study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22233442 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kunkun Zhang (0000-0002-5199-7838, Xiamen University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2662-9992 • E-ISSN: 2662-9992 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/s41599-024-03027-z |
| OpenAlex | W4395030351 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 34 |
International English-graded readers have been increasingly adapted, rewritten, and localised to cater to the specific needs of learners in different regions. This cross-cultural adaptation of materials has not attracted much scholarly attention, although it is an essential dimension of research on materials for language learning and teaching. The present study explores the textual transformations that occur in the bilingual adaptation of Cambridge English Readers, a series of original fiction books for learners of English, by a Chinese publisher. The analysis is underpinned by social semiotic multimodal discourse theory. Based on the analysis, the study evaluates the pedagogic potential of the bilingual edition of Cambridge English Readers as materials for English language learning and teaching. In doing so, it demonstrates a novel approach to evaluating bilingual adaptations of graded readers. It also shows that the original and bilingually adapted editions reflect different cultures of learning
China · Linguistics · Semiotics · Sociology · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · History · Philosophy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
Language, Context, and Text
Reading in a Second Language
Introducing Multimodality
Discourse and Practice
The Construction of English
Extensive Reading in the Second Language Classroom
An Introduction to Functional Grammar
Gérard Genette Paratexts
Reading visual narratives
Multimodality in critical language textbook analysis
English teaching and learning in China
A Meta-Analysis of Extensive Reading Research
The Effects of Extensive Reading on Reading Comprehension, Reading Rate, and Vocabulary Acquisition
Multimodality, resemiotization
Writing in Multimodal Texts
Translanguaging as a Practical Theory of Language
Potential Cultural Resistance to Pedagogical Imports
Acquiring Literacy in a Second Language
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |