The authors trace the development of the concept of translanguaging, focusing on its
relation to literacies. The authors describe its connection to literacy studies, with particular …

Abstract Since Cen Williams first used the Welsh term trawsieithu in 1994 to refer to a
pedagogical practice where students in bilingual Welsh/English classrooms are asked to …

Over the past 40 years, Jim Cummins has proposed a number of highly influential theoretical
concepts, including the threshold and interdependence hypotheses and the distinction …

Two conceptions of the linguistic system of bilinguals are in contention. The translanguaging
approach supports what we call a unitary view, arguing that bilingualism and …

The concept of translanguaging is clarified, establishing it as a particular conception of the
mental grammars and linguistic practices of bilinguals. Translanguaging is different from …

The implementation of translanguaging at school is often seen to have transformative
capacities: it will release bilingual subjectivities, and change unequal social structures. In …

Translanguaging is a theoretical lens that offers a different view of bilingualism and
multilingualism. The theory posits that rather than possessing two or more autonomous …

This chapter reviews critical areas of research on issues of equity/equality in the highly
proclaimed and exponentially growing model of bilingual education: two-way immersion …

THE PHENOMENON OF MULTILINGUALISM is as old as humanity, but multilingualism has
been catapulted to a new world order in the 21st century. Social relations, knowledge …

This article reviews recent scholarship in language, identity, and education. It critically
reflects on developments in sociolinguistics as researchers have engaged with the …