A content analysis study on the use of literary texts and multimodality in language classes

The purpose of the study is to examine the effectiveness of literary works as a medium for the multimodality principle in language classes. The study has two focal points, the first of which is to highlight the efficiency and advantages of literature usage in language classes. The second is to emphasize the strenghts of multimodality. Both conclusions have come after a wide and detailed literature review supported by the analysis and comments of the contributors of the field; a content analysis based study. Conclusions are based on the comparison of methods concerning language instruction. The research in the field demonstrates that rather than using traditional, uni-modal approaches in language learning environment, literary works presented in a multimodal context enchance the learning process. The use of more modern methods such as multimodal literature and language instruction have proven to be more successful than traditional methods.