ERIC Number: EJ1356153
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Dec
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-7941
EISSN: EISSN-1949-3533
Online Translanguaging and Multiliteracies Strategies to Support K-12 Multilingual Learners: Identity Texts, Linguistic Landscapes, and Photovoice
Rajendram, Shakina; Burton, Jennifer; Wong, Wales
TESOL Journal, v13 n4 e685 Dec 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to the burgeoning of online, blended, and hybrid classrooms. The transition to virtual learning has been a challenge for many teachers and learners, but for multilingual learners (MLs) who have to navigate the virtual learning environment in a new language, online learning can be particularly difficult. Translanguaging (García et al., 2017) and multiliteracies (Cope & Kalantzis, 2015) theories call for teachers to support MLs by activating their prior knowledge, connecting to their lives, integrating their home languages and cultures, and engaging them in learning through multiple modalities. This theory-based practice article discusses three pedagogical strategies based on translanguaging and multiliteracies theories which are designed for multilingual K-12 classrooms with an online learning component: (1) digital identity texts, (2) linguistic landscapes, and (3) photovoice. The examples presented in the article were developed through the authors' collaborative and reflective engagement with each other, and drawn from their respective work with K-12 MLs and the preservice teachers preparing to teach MLs in mainstream classrooms in Ontario, Canada. The authors offer suggestions for how the proposed translanguaging and multilingual strategies can challenge monolingual practices, develop critical language awareness, and expand students' diverse language and literacies practices.
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Multiple Literacies, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Bilingual Students, Electronic Learning, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, Photography, Audio Equipment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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