Bilder och text i läroböcker, så kan lärare bättre ta till sig av innehållet : En multimodal läromedelsanalys av tre läroböcker i ämnet engelska för årskurs fyra ; ”Pictures and text in textbooks, a better way for teachers to take in the information.” : A multimodal text analysis of three textbooks in english, for the fourth grade

The purpose of this study is to analyze and compare the connection between pictures and text in three textbooks, in english, in the expectation to reach a didactic perspective that can facilitate in working with texts with students, in fourth grade. How well do pictures and text correspond with each other in three textbooks that have been chosen for the fourth grade, in english? What are the differences and similarities between the three textbooks seen from a multimodal perspecive? The result showed that there was an interaction between the different types of text types and the images, in all three textbooks. The heading of each chapter is a clue to what the content of the text will be about. The images are well connected to the text and they also reenforce the content of the text. This connection between the pictures used in the chapter and the text can help readers better understand the content of the text.