This course is designed to gain insights into issues of language and literacy around new media. Along with other theories, the “Multi-literacies” theory of literacy will be introduced in this course. It also focuses on current trends in literacy instruction in language arts or composition classes as well as academic literacies across various curriculum areas. Moreover, it will investigate the implications of new media of language and literacy and explore the implications of development in the contemporary media, particularly the new, digital media in connection with language teaching and learning.