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Research Article

Time matters: a critical multimodal study of an English learning app for children in China

Rongle TanSchool of Education, Macquarie University, Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Emilia DjonovSchool of Education, Macquarie University, Sydney, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1593-6365View further author information
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Alice ChikSchool of Education, Macquarie University, Sydney, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5873-4731View further author information
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Received 29 Nov 2023, Accepted 22 Jul 2024, Published online: 05 Aug 2024

Figures & data

Figure 1. Framework for critical multimodal studies of software as semiotic technology (Adopted from Djonov, Tseng, and Lim Citation2021, 10).

Figure 1. Framework for critical multimodal studies of software as semiotic technology (Adopted from Djonov, Tseng, and Lim Citation2021, 10).

Figure 2. Sections, modules, units and tasks in iHuman.

Figure 2. Sections, modules, units and tasks in iHuman.

Figure 3. Four sections are shown on iHuman’s content selection screen, with descriptions of their content (translated by the first author).

Figure 3. Four sections are shown on iHuman’s content selection screen, with descriptions of their content (translated by the first author).

Figure 4. Linear learning path in ‘Alphabet’ in iHuman ABC, translated by the authors.

Figure 4. Linear learning path in ‘Alphabet’ in iHuman ABC, translated by the authors.

Table 1. Features of time representation & management.

Table 2. Micro time summons and their multimodal representation in iHuman ABC.

Figure 5. Forced rest page (left) & the parental setting (right) of forced rest in iHuman (translated by the authors).

Figure 5. Forced rest page (left) & the parental setting (right) of forced rest in iHuman (translated by the authors).

Figure 6. Progress bars as micro synchronisation.

Figure 6. Progress bars as micro synchronisation.

Table 3. Scheduling (English) learning in iHuman.

Figure 7. Report of Module A–D.

Figure 7. Report of Module A–D.

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