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National Geographic Learning Author John Hughes: Interview on Visual Literacy

Interview: John Hughes on Visual Literacy in the Language Classroom

20 January 2017 John Hughes 21st Century Learners, Effective English, Interviews 2 comments

Reading Time: 1 minuteListen to author John Hughes discuss how an understanding of visual literacy can help teachers make effective use of images in the English classroom and students decipher visuals in English. Have you read John’s article on the subject?

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