Helping teachers leverage students’ multilingualism as a resource for learning

Table of contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Introduction
1. Introducing the multilingual turn
   1.1 Challenging the monolingual bias
   1.2 The multilingual turn
   1.3 Multilingualism as reality, right, and resource
2. What is translanguaging? 
   2.1 Defining translanguaging
   2.2 Why ‘trans’? Why ‘languaging’?
   2.3 A brief history of translanguaging
   2.4 Related concepts
   2.5 Types of translanguaging
   2.6 Different perspectives on translanguaging
3. Why translanguaging? 
   3.1 The benefits of translanguaging
   3.2 Four dimensions of pedagogical translanguaging: affirming, bridging, scaffolding,
extending
   3.3 Translanguaging as removing barriers to learning
   3.4 Translanguaging as scaffolding
   3.5 Translanguaging as leveraging students’ assets
   3.6 Translanguaging as humanizing pedagogy
   3.7 Translanguaging as transformative pedagogy
   3.8 Translanguaging for all: an inclusive pedagogy
   3.9 Translanguaging and ESL
4. How can we enable translanguaging in the classroom?
   4.1 Developing a multilingual mindset
   4.2 Ensuring an inclusive language policy is in place
   4.3 Being clear about our goals
   4.4 Opening up, not closing down, translanguaging spaces
   4.5 Understanding your roles in a translanguaging classroom
   4.6 Translanguaging stance, design, and shifts
   4.7 Four purposeful lenses for translanguaging
   4.8 From allowing, to encouraging, to enabling translanguaging
   4.9 A translanguaging continuum
   4.10 Routines for translanguaging
   4.11 Translanguaging and communication skills
   4.12 Translanguaging and receptive skills
   4.13 Translanguaging and productive skills
   4.14 Translanguaging and interactive skills
Concluding thoughts
Appendix 
References

Description

Multilingual learners bring a wealth of resources to the classroom in the form of their various languages. How can teachers tap into these resources as part of the learning process? How can we intentionally embrace linguistic diversity in our classrooms through the way we design learning? Despite the proliferation of research and writing about pedagogical translanguaging, many teachers do not feel equipped to effectively implement translanguaging approaches in their teaching.

Translanguaging provides a comprehensive introduction to the what, why, and how of translanguaging. The book synthesizes the research literature for a non-specialist audience, and builds on these insights by providing practical guidance for how students can be empowered to use all their linguistic resources—not just English or the language of instruction—to learn and thrive in school or college. Whether teachers of ESL or other subjects, all teachers will benefit from the practical guidance about translanguaging in this book and will be equipped to begin rethinking and redesigning their teaching to make more space for students’ multilingualism.

Jacob Huckle is a multilingual learning specialist working in international education.