This study explores translanguaging practices in a K-5 Mandarin Foreign Language in Elementary School (FLES) program in the United States. Using an ethnographic case study approach, it examined how a Mandarin teacher enacted translanguaging practices in two fourth-grade Mandarin classrooms and explored the affordances these practices provided for…

Translanguaging scholars have debated whether dismantling boundaries between "named" languages is necessary for social justice in education. To explore this issue, we examined teachers' reported use of named languages or translanguaging in classroom activities. We used a survey as an interview protocol to compare the extent to which four…

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…

Using a community translanguaging lens, this paper focuses on the collective translanguaging practices of second-grade students who come from multilingual language backgrounds but were attending a school where English was the mandated language of instruction. The research question addressed is: How did students construct and employ a community…

Current educational trends show an increasing number of Latinx students in the U.S. school system and a shortage of Latinx teachers who mirror their experiences. To better understand how to attract more Latinx teachers to the profession, we must better understand Latinx educators' language and cultural experiences and teaching practices. For this…

Background: The usage of dialects in South African classrooms is prohibited, and this puts dialectal learners at a disadvantage. To address challenges faced by dialectal learners, this article explores the use of Khelovedu as a dialect through the translingual approach. Aim: The article aims to explore the instances of translanguaging in the…

In today's globalised and networked life ecologies, the language socialisation and literacy experiences of children around the globe are increasingly multilingual. Children encounter new languages early on in kindergarten and school and many children speak home languages other than the community language. Science and education have a joint…

This article discusses the literature of writing with the arts with Latinx young writers. The authors drew on two theoretical concepts--placemaking and translanguaging--in order to reimagine writing pedagogy. A multiple case study design was employed with an afterschool program offered once a week for six weeks. Implications for language arts and…

Employing the three "trans" concepts -- translanguaging, transnationalism, and transculturalism -- as a theoretical framework, this qualitative study examines teachers' lesson plans, classroom fieldnotes, and journal writings that critically reflect on their teaching practices to explore how they provide transformative learning spaces in…

In today's increasingly multilingual classrooms, leveraging students' diverse linguistic resources is essential for fostering equity, inclusion and deeper learning. This action research explored the impact of translanguaging on student engagement, joy, and identity in a middle school science classroom. Translanguaging, which is leveraging…

This case study applies a raciomultilingual perspective to pre-adolescent language socialization in a majority-African American social and educational context. I examine naturalistic recordings of elementary-school Latinx children during a formative period of migration to Washington, DC, comparing these to contemporary Latinx linguistic…

Children's language practices are critical to identity and can be prioritized by incorporating a translanguaging lens into elementary classrooms. Such incorporation varies based on an educator's awareness and skill set, making it essential for pre-service teachers (PSTs) to learn to create linguistically safe spaces. This article discusses…

Mathematics is, universally, considered the heartbeat of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical (STEM) education. Accordingly, the learners must be equipped with strong mathematical proficiency very early in life. This behoves mathematics practitioners to use various impactful pedagogical strategies. The bigger action research from…

The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to closely examine the research on the beliefs of pre-service and in-service primary school teachers on multilingualism. A comprehensive review of published international literature was conducted based on an online search using Scopus, Web of Science, DOAJ, APA PsycINFO and ERIC using specific…

Recently, there has been a surge of literature on the implementation of translanguaging pedagogy and practices in science education settings. By activating and validating learners' full communicative repertoire, translanguaging holds promise to build an inclusive science learning community where multilingual learners' ways of knowing are not only…