This article describes a project for a university course on teaching language and literacy through a translanguaging lens. Through this project, preservice teachers (PSTs) were invited to design a "Virtual Classroom Tour" for a new multilingual learner (ML). The resulting multilingual, multimodal classroom tours became reflections of…

The concept of translanguaging is increasingly prevalent in the field of foreign language teaching, generating efforts to understand how foreign language teachers use translanguaging and introduce its benefits in the classroom. However, current understandings of teachers' uses of translanguaging do not yet sufficiently reflect its complexity.…

This study applies investment theory to explore how identity, ideology, and capital influence teachers' translanguaging practices in a Chinese-English DLBE program, with a focus on "problematic translanguaging." Drawing on classroom observations, teacher interviews, and classroom discourse, it identifies "problematic…

The growing superdiversity around the world now appears to be the norm. In traditional English-speaking inner circle nations, it is becoming increasingly rare to find classrooms with students who come from monocultural and monolingual backgrounds. However, teaching practices remain based on Anglocentric standards and perspectives even when most of…

Adopting translanguaging as a pedagogical practice may help teachers overcome challenges existing in Indonesian EFL. However, the implementation of translanguaging pedagogy is complex. Although translanguaging often occurs spontaneously in EFL teaching practices, most educational institutions and stakeholders still perceive a monolingual approach…

"Building Classroom Culture Through Translanguaging: Theory to Practice" is a comprehensive guide for educators who want to create inclusive and effective classrooms that celebrate the diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds of their students. It introduces the concept of translanguaging, a pedagogy that moves beyond traditional…

This article explores how "puntos y rayas" (full stops and lines) function as symbolic and structural barriers in education for language-minoritized students. Through autobiographical reflection and classroom cases, the authors show how rigid boundaries around standardized language and raciolinguistic ideologies marginalize students and…

The intersection of Indigeneity and English Language Teaching (ELT) remains critically underexplored in ELT/TESOL. This article examines how two Indigenous Miskitu teachers of English in Honduras draw upon their Indigeneity to inform their professional identities and pedagogical practices. Grounded in "turi aisa ya", an Indigenous…

Background: The article critiques the monoglossic ideologies that dominate current educational practices in South Africa, which often marginalise indigenous African languages and fail to facilitate the dynamic multilingual realities of learners. It examines the impact of English language pedagogies in multilingual settings, particularly in South…

Standardized forms are those used by the upper-middle class, and the promotion of them is a way to benefit the institutions of power. Therefore, the ideal curriculum should promote critical language awareness (CLA) to use linguistic ideologies to the benefit of US Latinx students, and Spanish programs should work towards de-foreignizing the…

Vigorously advocates for realising translanguaging's transformative potential in education. This book examines diverse aspects of advocacy for translanguaging as a legitimate educational practice. It advances a practical theory of the translanguaging of education that is informed by deliberative advocacy and based in evidence. Combinations of…

This article highlights research collected during a year-long critical participatory ethnographic study at a primary school in Trinidad and Tobago. The study presents the experiences of two teacher collaborators who engage in the processes of problem identification, design and implementation of a language-friendly plan, reflective practice and…

This handbook synthesizes accumulated research evidence about the main areas of language teacher education. It systematically applies research synthesis to the field, providing coherent, systematic insights into various aspects of language teacher education. Each chapter compares research conducted between 2010-2020 within a specialized area of…