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As Stephen Cary, a second language experience using words alone. Like reading,

learner specialist and author of Going comics provide a scaffolding so that students
Graphic: Comics at Work in the Multilingual experience success in their writing. Students

Classroom, says: ―Comics provide authentic transfer specific elements directly into text-

language learning opportunities for all only writing. For example, students learn that
students…. The dramatically reduced text of whatever text found in a word balloon is put

many comics make them manageable and inside quotes in their text-only writing.
language profitable for even beginning level Key benefits of using comics in

readers.‖ education
Comics engage students in a literary  Comics present what is essential

format which is their own. Comics speak to  Easier to remember a visual graphic

students in a way they understand and identify containing key information
with.  Engaging through thinking, creating and

Writing writing.
Many students read fluently, but find it  Perfect avenue for writing dialogue

difficult to write. They complain that they  Comics incite students with low interest in
don‘t know what to write. They have ideas, writing

but they lack the written language skills to  Comics help organization through storytelling

create a beginning, follow a sequence of ideas and storyboarding
and then draw their writing to a logical  Using visual images convey meaning to a

conclusion. story or topic

Students frequently ask if they may  Comics develop creative and higher level
draw a picture when they are writing. They thought processes

are reaching for images to support their  Comics develop composition techniques
language ideas. Allowed to use words and through visual-verbal connections

images they will resolve problems of  Comics enrich reading, writing, and thinking
storytelling which they would not otherwise  Sequencing promotes understanding

Măgureanu Olivia
Bărbulete Katia Țurcanu Teodora
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