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Wei, Li – Applied Linguistics, 2018
This article seeks to develop Translanguaging as a theory of language and discuss the theoretical motivations behind and the added values of the concept. I contextualize Translanguaging in the linguistic realities of the 21st century, especially the fluid and dynamic practices that transcend the boundaries between named languages, language…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Translation, Bilingualism, Multilingualism
Moses, Lindsey; Hajdun, Matt; Aguirre, Ana Alvarado – Reading Teacher, 2021
In this article, the authors share their experiences creating and implementing a unit focused on supporting bilingual identities through integrating language domains and translanguaging with authentic writing experiences. Two dual-language first-grade teachers from Colombia and the US worked together to model, celebrate, and support the use of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingual Education, Grade 1, Elementary School Students
Combs, Charles – Working Papers in TESOL & Applied Linguistics, 2013
In exploring ways in which the L1 and code-switching can be used as potential resources in the L2 classroom, Cenoz and Gorter (2011), provide valuable insights for both second language researchers and instructors. First, the various approaches through which code-cracking and interaction have been studied will be mentioned. Next, Cenoz and Gorter's…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Native Language, Second Language Instruction, Interaction
Otsuji, Emi; Pennycook, Alastair – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2010
By extending the notion of metroethnicity, this paper proposes the notion of metrolingualism, creative linguistic practices across borders of culture, history and politics. Metrolingualism gives us a way to move beyond current terms such as "multilingualism" and "multiculturalism". It is a product of modern and often urban interaction, describing…
Descriptors: Urban Language, Linguistics, Interaction, Bilingualism
Bonacina, Florence; Gafaranga, Joseph – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2011
The aim of this paper is to account for language choice and alternation phenomena we have observed in a French complementary school classroom in Scotland. In this classroom, talk can be conducted in French (the official medium of instruction), in English (the other language in contact) and in both French and English. A critical review of the…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Classroom Communication, Bilingual Education, Language of Instruction
Martinez-Roldan, Carmen M. – Language Arts, 2005
In this article, the author examines the inquiry talk of a small group of bilingual children discussing the text "Oliver Button Is a Sissy". The children raised many questions about the story and about issues of gender. The major focus of this article is on the participants' inquiry talk and the context that mediated their talk. The author uses…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Childrens Literature, Gender Differences

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