THE LEXICAL SYLLABUS – AN APPLICATION OF VOCABULARY DATA MINING TO MULTIMODAL TEXTS
<p>The traditional concept of ‘text’ is being replaced by ‘hypertext’, a non-linear and<br />intrinsically intertextual artifact made up of internally linked chunks of information of various<br />sorts (Caballero, 2005, p. 58). As a virtual structure, contemporary text allows for a hybrid<br />mixture of language, images, and sound. For that reason, it is certain that new technologies are<br />affecting the ways knowledge is being transmitted or constructed. In this paper, one method<br />that supports the application of a multimodal approach to text will be presented to demonstrate<br />how the four key skills may be improved: critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and<br />creativity (Galante, 2011). The four skills will be discussed in the context of vocabulary<br />acquisition from multimodal texts. The aim of the paper is to propose that these skills may be<br />significantly improved by means of vocabulary data mining from multimodal texts, and<br />integrating, in the process, the lexical syllabus into the contemporary English language course.</p>