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Multiliteracies, OER, and Inclusive L2 Pedagogical Practices (2023)
Book Chapter
Zapata, G. C. (2023). Multiliteracies, OER, and Inclusive L2 Pedagogical Practices. In G. C. Zapata, M. Kalantzis, & B. Cope (Eds.), Multiliteracies in International Educational Contexts: Towards Education Justice (76-96). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003349662-3

The benefits of undergraduate research for students from traditionally underrepresented groups are well documented in STEMM. However, few studies have focused on similar programs in the humanities. The objective of this chapter is to do so by describ... Read More about Multiliteracies, OER, and Inclusive L2 Pedagogical Practices.

“PURRfection”: The Participatory Extension of Humor on YouTube (2023)
Journal Article
Zapata, G. C. (2023). “PURRfection”: The Participatory Extension of Humor on YouTube. Information, Medium, and Society: Journal of Publishing Studies, 21(2), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.18848/2691-1507/cgp/v21i02/1-15

This article explores the participatory extension of humor in social media in connection with Burn’s idea of produsage. Specifically, this work offers a discursive analysis of viewers’ comments on the viral YouTube video Kitten Zoom Filter Mishap to... Read More about “PURRfection”: The Participatory Extension of Humor on YouTube.

Generative AI: Implications and Applications for Education (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Olga, A., Saini, A., Zapata, G., Searsmith, D., Cope, B., Kalantzis, M., Castro, V., Kourkoulou, T., Jones, J., Abrantes da Silva, R., Whiting, J., & Polyxeni Kastania, N. Generative AI: Implications and Applications for Education

The launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 precipitated a panic among some educators while prompting qualified enthusiasm from others. Under the umbrella term Generative AI, ChatGPT is an example of a range of technologies for the delivery of computer-ge... Read More about Generative AI: Implications and Applications for Education.

Self-Discovery and Healing in Nepantla: Multimodality and Learning by Design in a Mixed Spanish University Classroom (2023)
Journal Article
Zapata, G. C. (2023). Self-Discovery and Healing in Nepantla: Multimodality and Learning by Design in a Mixed Spanish University Classroom. International Journal of Pedagogy and Curriculum, 30(1), 17-35. https://doi.org/10.18848/2327-7963/CGP/v30i01/17-35

This article explores the enactment of inclusive pedagogical practices in an intermediate, Spanish-as-a-second-language mixed writing class in an R1 university in Texas during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, this work examines how the use of aut... Read More about Self-Discovery and Healing in Nepantla: Multimodality and Learning by Design in a Mixed Spanish University Classroom.

Learning by Design and Second Language Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice (2022)
Book
Zapata, G. C. (2022). Learning by Design and Second Language Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice. Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003106258

Learning by Design and Second Language Teaching establishes theoretical, research, and practice connections between the multiliteracies framework Learning by Design and L2 teaching and learning.　　

A comprehensive introductory chapter presents th... Read More about Learning by Design and Second Language Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice.

Interprofessional learning to enhance Spanish communication skills in Latinx pharmacy students (2022)
Journal Article
Zapata, G., Moyna, M. I., & Miller, M. (2022). Interprofessional learning to enhance Spanish communication skills in Latinx pharmacy students. EuroAmerican Journal of Applied Linguistics and Languages, 9(1), 122-139. https://doi.org/10.21283/2376905x.15.1.263

This case study focuses on an interdisciplinary educational experience in which university Pharmacy and Humanities early and late Spanish-English bilinguals were paired to translate questions related to sociobehavioral aspects of medication use. This... Read More about Interprofessional learning to enhance Spanish communication skills in Latinx pharmacy students.

Lotería in the Age of COVID-19: A Social Semiotic Analysis of Two Artistic Visions (2021)
Journal Article
Zapata, G. C. (2021). Lotería in the Age of COVID-19: A Social Semiotic Analysis of Two Artistic Visions. Hispania, 104(2), 271-296. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpn.2021.0045

The purpose of this project was to compare two different COVID-19 Mexican lotería versions by Mexican-American artists Ernesto Quiñonez Curiel and Pinche Raf. Their work was inspired by the most popular traditional lotería set Don Clemente Gallo, cre... Read More about Lotería in the Age of COVID-19: A Social Semiotic Analysis of Two Artistic Visions.

Charros in Texas and Gauchos in Argentina: A Social Semiotic Analysis of Historical Artifacts (2021)
Journal Article
Zapata, G. C., Domínguez, Y., Gooch, S., & Pacheco, A. (2021). Charros in Texas and Gauchos in Argentina: A Social Semiotic Analysis of Historical Artifacts. International Journal of Design in Society, 15(1), 25-44. https://doi.org/10.18848/2325-1328/CGP/V15I01/25-44

The objective of this article is to examine media representations of charros in Texas and gauchos in Argentina from the 1930s in order to uncover any sociohistorical parallels between these two groups. Two sets of artifacts were analyzed using a soci... Read More about Charros in Texas and Gauchos in Argentina: A Social Semiotic Analysis of Historical Artifacts.

Open Educational Resources in Heritage and L2 Spanish Classrooms: Design, Development and Implementation (2021)
Book Chapter
Zapata, G. C., & Ribota, A. (2021). Open Educational Resources in Heritage and L2 Spanish Classrooms: Design, Development and Implementation. In C. S. Blyth, & J. J. Thoms (Eds.), Open Education and Second Language Learning and Teaching: The Rise of a New Knowledge Ecology (25-46). Multilingual Matters. https://doi.org/10.21832/9781800411005-003

In this chapter, we examine the application of the multiliteracies pedagogy Learning by Design (Cope & Kalantzis, 2015; Kalantzis et al., 2005, 2016) to the design of open educational resources (OER) for the teaching of Spanish as a herit... Read More about Open Educational Resources in Heritage and L2 Spanish Classrooms: Design, Development and Implementation.

Sprinting to the Finish Line: The Benefits and Challenges of Book Sprints in OER Faculty-Graduate Student Collaborations (2020)
Journal Article
Zapata, G. C. (2020). Sprinting to the Finish Line: The Benefits and Challenges of Book Sprints in OER Faculty-Graduate Student Collaborations. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 21(2), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v21i2.4607

This article investigates the results of a book sprint experience whose main objective was the development of instructional modules for an open textbook for the teaching of Spanish as a second language. Six graduate students at a public American univ... Read More about Sprinting to the Finish Line: The Benefits and Challenges of Book Sprints in OER Faculty-Graduate Student Collaborations.

The instructional benefits of identity texts and learning by design for learner motivation in required second language classes (2020)
Journal Article
Zapata, G. C., & Ribota, A. (2021). The instructional benefits of identity texts and learning by design for learner motivation in required second language classes. Pedagogies: An International Journal, 16(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/1554480X.2020.1738937

This article investigates the incorporation of identity texts grounded in the multiliteracies framework Learning by Design to second language (L2) instruction in required Spanish classes at a university in the Southern United States. In particular, i... Read More about The instructional benefits of identity texts and learning by design for learner motivation in required second language classes.

The beneficial effects of technology-based social reading in L2 classes (2018)
Journal Article
Zapata, G., & Mesa Morales, M. (2018). The beneficial effects of technology-based social reading in L2 classes. Lenguas en Contexto, 9(Suplemento 2018-2019), 40-50

This work investigates the instructional benefits of the digital social reading application eComma for the comprehension and interpretation of authentic texts in intermediate second language (L2) Spanish classes in a university in the Southern United... Read More about The beneficial effects of technology-based social reading in L2 classes.

L2 Spanish university students’ perceptions of the pedagogical benefits of culture portfolios (2018)
Journal Article
Zapata, G. C. (2019). L2 Spanish university students’ perceptions of the pedagogical benefits of culture portfolios. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 32(1), 94-110. https://doi.org/10.1080/07908318.2018.1457682

This article investigates the use of culture portfolios in second language Spanish university classes at an American private university as part of an innovation that incorporated an ACTFL standards-based curriculum to a basic language programme. The... Read More about L2 Spanish university students’ perceptions of the pedagogical benefits of culture portfolios.