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Research Article

From functional literacy to multiliteracies: understanding the challenges of integrating rich and visual texts in Singapore writing classrooms

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Pages 727-739 | Received 24 Mar 2020, Accepted 21 May 2021, Published online: 21 Nov 2021

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