Multimodal argumentation in teacher education courses to connect theory with practice

We start from the current need to critically review the teaching of argumentation in teacher education programs. The methodology adopted is qualitative, with an initial content analysis of the treatment of multimodal argumentation in a selection of U.S. teacher training programs. The models are analyzed using the IARCO model and a transmodalizing proposal of genre is made, consisting of the transformation of argumentative reflection in text commentary. Secondly, a case study report is made based on the contrastive analysis of four texts produced by students of the selected programs. The results show improved indicators of complex thinking; in particular, the crossing of the multimodality variant with that of creative thinking is relevant. The article discusses how the proposal makes it possible to relate theory with practice prior to practicing the teaching profession, and it is concluded that including multimodal argumentation in teacher training may be one more way to solve the disconnection between theory and practice in programs with courses taught without classroom intervention.