The paper presents an overview of the origins of translanguaging as a concept and also provides definitions that arose so far from its study. It also presents the benefits of translanguaging in education and provides a description of practices and strategies used by both teachers and learners towards a multilingual development in learning environments offering some insight on how translanguaging is used and which goals it aids fulfill.
Translanguaging is an approach that came up due to the bilingual tendencies in education following the trends of multinational and multicultural societies of today.
Table of contents
Definition and Historical Backdrop
Importance of translanguaging in education
Translanguaging strategies for teachers
Translanguaging strategies of young learners
Personal perspective
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