Academic Poster (B)

Go through the section about the multimodal features of academic poster. Test your understanding and match the features to the corresponding functions through dragging and dropping each number to the appropriate boxes.

Feature

A. Display of content from left to right/top to bottom
B. Use of frame lines
C. Use of short sentences
D. Use of arrows
E. Use of consistent colors and shapes
F. Use of colorful images that cover a large proportion of the poster

Function

1. To reduce the time that the audience take to read the poster.
2. To direct the audience to read the poster in a particular order.
3. To indicate the coherence of the content.
4. To match the traditional way of reading English text.
5. To group similar ideas together.
6. To provide a strong visual stimulation.
7. To ensure the poster follows the structure of research papers as closely as possible.