What is it about?

Translanguging in science classrooms vs English-only in language arts in a multilingual classroom

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Why is it important?

This study highlights the importance of translanguging practices in a multilingual classroom as opposed to monolingual practices.

Perspectives

Leveraging multiple languages in the classroom provides literacy access to students who do not speak school language(s). It gives students space to self-author their experiences.

Dr. Lydiah K. Kiramba
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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This page is a summary of: Navigating Authoritative Discourses in a Multilingual Classroom: Conversations With Policy and Practice, TESOL Quarterly, December 2018, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/tesq.493.
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