2 1 S T C E N T U RY L I T E R AT U R E
• WHAT IS MULTIMEDIA?
• HOW DOES 21ST CENTURY LITERATURE OF THE
• A TECHNIQUE ( SUCH AS THE COMBINING OF SOUND,
VIDEO AND TEXT) FOR EXPRESSING IDEAS ( GIVEN THE
USAGE OF MULTIPLE FORMATS MULTIMEDIA IS CAPABLE
OF DELIVERING A STRANGER AND MORE ENGAGING
MESSAGE THAN STANDARD TEXT. MULTIMEDIA IS DEFINED
AS MEDIA CONTENT THAT IS MADE BY COMBINING TWO OR•
MORE FORMS OF MEDIA. WHICH ARE DELIVERED
ELECTRONICALLY AND CAN BE CONSUMED AND ENJOYED
USING ELECTRONIC INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICES.
• HOW DOES MULTIMEDIA HELP THE 21ST CENTURY
LITERATURE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD?
• MULTIMEDIA CAN SERVE TO SHAPE THE SOCIAL CONTEXT
IN WHICH LITERARY WORKS CAN BE EXPLORED/
EXPERIENCED WITH OTHERS. STUDENTS AND THEIR
TEACHER HAVE A CENTRAL SOURCE OF IMAGES SOUNDS
AND TEXT THAT CAN STIMULATE AND FACILITATE THE
SHARING OF RESPONESES. VISUAL AND MULTIMEDIA
ELEMENTS CAN HELP READERS CLARIFY MEANING WHILE
READING IN MANY WAYS VISUALS OR INTERACTIVE
IMAGES HELP THE READER UNDERSTAND THE
VOCABULARY BEING USED IN THE TEXT.
PHILIPPINES TO THE WORLD HELP YOU TO BECOME
BETTER INDIVIDUAL?
LITERATURE TEACHES US HUMANITY TO BE
SENSITIVE AND EMPHETIC TOWARDS OTHERS. IT
ALSO PROVIDES US AN OUTLET FOR OUR
THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS AND IMAGINATIONS.
ALL THESE CAN HELP ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS
THAT OUR WORLD IS FACING NOW SUCH AS
INCREASING INTOLERANCE AND STRESS IN LIFE.
LITERATURE PROVIDES A LANGUAGE MODEL FOR
THOSE WHO HEAR AND READ IT. BY USING
LITERARY TEXTS STUDENTS LEARN NEW WORDS
SYNTAX AND DISCOURSE FUNCTIONS AND THEY
LEARN CORRECT SENTENCE PATTERNS STANDARD
STORY STRUCTURES THEY DEVELOP THEIR
WRITING SKILLS.