ERIC Number: ED660751
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Aug-25
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Translanguaging as Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy: Transforming Traditional Practices in an ESOL Classroom for Older Adults from Refugee Backgrounds
VerĂ³nica E. Valdez; Koeun Park
Educational Linguistics
This chapter examines the equity aspects of implementing translanguaging as a form of culturally sustaining pedagogy to nurture linguistic, literate, and cultural pluralism in an ESOL classroom for Nepali-speaking Bhutanese older adults resettled in the United States as refugees. Taking a teacher-action research approach, the authors collaborated to design and deliver lessons informed by translanguaging pedagogy. The study's findings show that implementing translanguaging pedagogy enabled the reimagination of students' and teachers' traditional power roles toward becoming co-teachers and co-learners and challenged the linguistic hierarchy that posits English speakers and their language practices as more powerful and prestigious than any others. Findings also showed that this pedagogy disrupted the assimilationist and monolingual practices often found in traditional ESOL programs while embracing and fostering the linguistic and cultural practices older students brought into the classroom. Implications for ESOL practitioners are discussed. [For the complete volume, "Refugee Education across the Lifespan: Mapping Experiences of Language Learning and Use. Educational Linguistics. Volume 50," see ED660722.]
Descriptors: Language Usage, Translation, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Older Adults, Refugees, Indo European Languages, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Power Structure, Culturally Relevant Education
Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail:customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://www-springer-com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/series/5894
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: United States; Bhutan
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A