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 …

Teaching English has traditionally been associated with a monolingual bias and the
exclusive use of English in the classroom is highly recommended in different countries …

The spread of English as a global language has resulted in the emergence of a number of
related fields of research within applied linguistics, including English as an International …

Translanguaging is a new term in bilingual education; it supports a heteroglossic language
ideology, which views bilingualism as valuable in its own right. Some translanguaging …

With multilingualism drawing increasing attention from sociolinguistic scholars in the past
two decades, the traditional monolingual ideology in language teaching has been …

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 …

Traditionally, languages have been separated from each other in the school curriculum and
there has been little consideration for resources that learners possess as emergent …

What constitutes a “good teacher” and “good teaching” has come under much scrutiny in an
age of globalization, transnationalism, and increased demands for accountability. It is …

This book presents the background to the current shift in language education towards action-
oriented/action-based teaching, and provides a theorization of the Action-oriented Approach …