The Construction of Value Identity through Multiliteracies in the Perspective of Core Competencies

Abstract

As an interdisciplinary literacy, reading and writing is one of the key abilities in the system of core competencies for the development of students in China. Value identity reflects the essential characters of core competencies. The combination of the theory of multiliteracies and core competencies provides an important path for the construction of value identity in modern education. By integrating multimodal resources, cross-cultural awareness and critical thinking, multiliteracy practices can help students form a systematic cognition ranging from language ability and cultural understanding to value judgment. From the perspective of cultivating core competencies, reading and writing activities should select appropriate multimodal resources, provide the correct orientation for the outlooks on the world, life and values of adolescent students, and help them form value identity.