The article highlights the importance of multiliteracy. Unlike before, literacy no longer refers to the mere ability to read and write. It includes the ability to participate and communicate effectively in life. For effective communication and participation, factors such as the social context and identity of the speaker need to be taken into consideration. All of us have a constantly-changing identity and role to play, and these require us to use the appropriate registers and discourses. For example, a doctor may use the medical discourse during discussion with his colleagues, and another discourse when speaking to friends of other profession. My academic writing would differ from a casual email I write to a friend. In addition, technology has caused traditional literacy to evolve. Apart from text, other elements such as visual and sounds play an important role in literacy. As such, the pedagogy of multiliteracies is necessary to ensure that schools are able to prepare our students for the demand they would meet in life. The students need to learn how to deal with the demands, as well as how to use technologies to aid their learning.

NLG proposed the concept of ‘Design’ to address the ‘what’ of literacy pedagogy. It comprises of three parts: Available Design, Designing and The Redesigned. Available designs refers to the current system while Designing is an ongoing process that involves re-presentation and recontextualisation of meaning-making using available designs to produce what suit our needs. The outcome would be The Redesigned, which would become the Available Design. As such, I see ‘Design’ as cycle to keep up with the ever-evolving world and its demands.