Translanguaging as a Theoretical Lens in Language Learning and Its Pedagogical Functions in Multilingual Classrooms

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10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_31How to use a DOI?

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Translanguaging; Pedagogical translanguaging; Multilingualism

Abstract

The theory of translanguaging has been prevalently used in exploring multilingualism and multiculturalism. Currently, with the expansion of human communication and the migration, the mastery of multiple languages has become essential. This article focuses firstly on the development of translanguaging and its theoretical expansion to determine whether it can serve as a theoretical lens in language acquisition. The article then examines pedagogical translanguaging, a newly coined concept derived from translanguaging, and its functions in multilingual classrooms. This newly concept is designed to modify the previously teaching objectives, which is known as ‘language separation’. Pedagogical translanguaging signifies that teacher can develop planned strategies to assist students in exploring their linguistic repertoire and promoting multilingualism by allowing them to use prior language knowledge. Therefore, language learners can be immersed in a classroom environment beneficial to a more profound and comprehensive improvement in linguistic competence. Lastly, the article investigates pedagogical translanguaging among multilingual classrooms in three functional perspectives, and the results show that: 1) pedagogical translanguaging can assist multilingual students in enhancing their participation in the classroom by allowing them to utilize their existing language knowledge; 2) pedagogical translanguaging can alleviate students’ anxiety by increasing their metalinguistic awareness; 3) it also helps students learn of academic literature better by offering them access to a greater range of knowledge.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xiaoning Guan
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/02/13
TI  - Translanguaging as a Theoretical Lens in Language Learning and Its Pedagogical Functions in Multilingual Classrooms
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 4th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 245
EP  - 254
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_31
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_31
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