TITLE:
Developing Digital Citizenship through Digital Multi-Modal Composing in College English Course
AUTHORS:
Wei Qian
KEYWORDS:
Digital Citizenship, DMC, Ideological and Political Teaching
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.13 No.1,
January
27,
2025
ABSTRACT: To investigate the effectiveness of bringing digital multi-modal composing practices into college English courses to enhance students’ digital citizenship, A four-month empirical research was conducted with students from a private university in China. The research was done with an experimental and a control group. Data was collected through pre- and post-intervention surveys assessing five dimensions of digital citizenship. Results indicated significant improvements in digital citizenship in experimental group, whereas no significant changes were observed in control group. Among significant predictors, males and students with higher socioeconomic status tended to score higher in digital citizenship awareness, highlighting potential gender and socioeconomic disparities that need to be addressed in future interventions. Additionally, the interview results suggested that students held a positive attitude towards the multi-modal composing practices.