ERIC Number: EJ1422233
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1467-5986
EISSN: EISSN-1469-8439
Translanguaging as a Teaching Practice for Linguistically Diverse Students
V. Spyridonos; Z. Karanikola; N. Palaiologou
Intercultural Education, v35 n1 p78-95 2024
Translanguaging refers to the communicative practices that go between and beyond defined linguistic systems. In language learning, it can be applied by helping learners access their whole linguistic and semiotic repertoires, thus enhancing language acquisition. This paper draws on quantitative data provided by language teachers of both elementary and secondary education in Greece through an online survey, in order to study their attitudes and practices towards translanguaging in the classroom. A combination of convenience sampling and snowball sampling was applied. The findings indicate that the majority of participants found translanguaging beneficial. Moreover, participants incorporate translanguaging practices quite often, while they encourage students' translanguaging slightly less often, and there is a small positive correlation between attitudes and practices.
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Teaching Methods, Cultural Differences, Second Language Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Teachers, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Multilingualism, Classroom Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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