Drawing upon a pilot study and a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight research study to explore how a multiliteracies framework may inform more critical and creative pedagogical approaches for adolescents and adults, this article begins with a brief overview of the literature on multiliteracies and then overviews the methodology used in the two research studies. Although multiliteracies has not been used frequently as a theoretical framework to inform work in adult learning contexts, this article argues that there are many benefits to this approach for adult educators to consider, particularly given the increasing need to attend to learning issues pertaining to globalization, diversity, and the impact of new technologies. Data from the interviews are combined with an analysis of the literature to explore the benefits offered by a multiliteracies approach by considering four main areas: lifelong learning and multimodalities; opportunities for engagement for English as Additional Language learners; new digital technologies and multiliteracies; and multiliteracies’ emphasis on social justice. The article concludes with a consideration of the potential for multiliteracies to inform educators working in a range of adult learning contexts.

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使用多元语言方法为成人学习者培养批判性和创造性的教学法

本文通过一项试点研究和社会科学与人文研究委员会（SSHRC）的见识研究研究来探索多文化框架如何为青少年和成人提供更为关键和创新的教学方法，本文首先简要概述了多文化文学然后概述了这两项研究中使用的方法。尽管多元文化并未经常用作在成人学习背景下为工作提供信息的理论框架，但本文认为，成人教育者应考虑使用这种方法有很多好处，特别是考虑到越来越多的人需要关注与全球化有关的学习问题，多样性以及新技术的影响。访谈的数据与文献分析相结合，通过考虑四个主要领域来探索多元文化方法所带来的好处：终身学习和多模式；英语作为其他语言学习者的参与机会；新的数字技术和多元文化；多元文化对社会正义的重视。本文最后考虑了多文化可能为在各种成人学习环境中工作的教育工作者提供信息的可能性。