https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z The Power of Translanguaging en-us 2021-04-07 15:32:38 UTC 2021-04-24 19:28:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://www.skipprichard.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bigstock-Hello-in-different-languages-60865388.jpg rhoads67 https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1392033178 Translanguaging in basic terms is a person's own use of the various languages they speak. For example, a person whose home language is Spanish, may use mostly Spanish when speaking to their family, and a little bit of English as well within the same sentence of conversation. A definition of translanguaging from a perspective of the science of linguistics is, "the deployment of a speaker’s full linguistic repertoire without regard for watchful adherence to the socially and politically defined boundaries of named (and usually national and state) languages" (Yip & García, 2015).]]> 2021-04-07 15:39:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1392033178 rhoads67 https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1392091787 Most classrooms will make the mistake of using a monoglossic ideology. This leads to views on languages as autonomous wholes. This perspective then leads to the mistake of believing bilinguals are double monolinguals. As teachers, we need to take a translanguaging stance in our classroom. We need to understand that translanguaging is a way for emergent bilinguals to actively use both languages to make sense of their ideas and thoughts. Translanguaging helps students understand that language is a part of a country's culture. Understanding various languages builds a students language repertoire. ]]> 2021-04-07 15:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1392091787 rhoads67 https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1392167747 I watched this video, and knew immediately that I wanted to include it on this padlet. Two teachers share their experience on using translanguaging in their classroom. From the beginning you are able to see raw evidence of the power of using translanguaging in the classroom. The teacher's and their students had such a positive experience from using it in the classroom. Other than scientific research/data, there is nothing better than hearing a first hand experience with translanguaging.]]> 2021-04-07 16:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1392167747 rhoads67 https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1403268415 At Salem State University, a student named Jillian Neault, wrote an honors theses on how using translanguaging practices in the classroom will benefit emergent bilingual students. In her theses, she goes over the difference between bilingual and ESL, what translanguaging is, how students benefit and have a right to use their first language, at home and at school benefits of translanguaging, and why it is not widely used today. This these covers many topics under the umbrella of translanguaging. The quote that stuck out to me most from this paper is, "Allowing them to use both languages to connect the word will make them have a deeper and more instantaneous understanding of new words" (Neault, 2020). Emergent bilingual students have the ability to use their home language as a guide to learn academic skills in English. By fostering this, and allowing students to do so, you are allowing them to keep their culture, rather than forcing them to use English only in the classroom.

Citation:
Neault, Jillian, "Why Incorporating Translanguaging Practices Into English As A Second Language
Programs Will Help Boost English Proficiency And Build Confident English Learners" (2020). Honors Theses. 279.
https://digitalcommons.salemstate.edu/honors_theses/279]]> 2021-04-10 23:20:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1403268415 rhoads67 https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1403269170 First off, this is a source that Professor Seltzer is a co-author of! (AWESOME!) I wanted to focus in on this section of the guide because it talked about something I hadn't focused on yet or heard of doing with bilingual students. Multilingual research gives students: access to more information, opportunities to see the world from multiple perspectives, connections to background knowledge about their current learning in their home languages and opportunities to develop reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills in multiple languages. ALL OF THAT FROM multilingual research. This is something teachers can implement into their units or lessons for students. There is a table on this section of the guide that goes over the standards being addressed for elementary, middle and high school and how multilingual research looks in action for each of those grades.]]> 2021-04-10 23:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1403269170 rhoads67 https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1419459830 In this document, the English Learner's Success Forum goes over different translanguaging strategies. This resource focuses on the students' funds of knowledge and embrace them for disciplinary learning. It goes over 21 different instructional strategies and gives a description of what it looks like in the classroom. There are general strategies that work for all subject areas and then there are specific strategies listed for literacy.]]> 2021-04-15 04:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1419459830 rhoads67 https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1419471284 While I was researching translanguaging, I cam across the term code-switching. In the beginning of my research I often got the two confused, and this is common. In this source, it talks about the difference between translanguaging and code-switching. "Code-switching is seen as the process of changing two languages, whereas translanguaging is about “the speakers’ construction that creates the complete language repertoire." Knowing the difference between the two, is important when thinking about implementing translanguaging instructional practices into the classroom.]]> 2021-04-15 04:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1419471284 rhoads67 https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1419471600 In this source, it talks about who emergent bilinguals are, and why they are referred to ask emergent bilinguals. Emergent bilinguals are often referred to as ELLs or ELs. The term "emergent bilingual" is a much more positive description of these students. This term focuses on the fact that students are learning in two languages and that their home language and new language are BOTH valuable.]]> 2021-04-15 04:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1419471600 rhoads67 https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1419471760 Larry Ferlazzo wrote about the importance of using a students home language in the classroom. This source goes over how the number of emergent bilingual students has grown immensely over the past few decades, and the number will continue to grow. This source talks about the benefits of using a student's L1 in the classroom, and how to support those students. By using a student's L1 in the classroom, you are preserving their language and culture and helping student's build a solid academic identity. This not only helps the student with their identity, but it helps students with academic success in literacy.]]> 2021-04-15 04:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1419471760 rhoads67 https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1419471929 The the New Jersey Department of Education website there is a section on Bilingual and ESL education programs. In this source there are numerous links providing resources for ESL/Bilingual programs. There are resources for family engagement, program resources, regional resources, testing and classroom instruction and curriculum. These resources are extremely important to consider, as they are given by the NJDOE. ]]> 2021-04-15 04:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rhoads67/y0z9ilulk4no9k8z/wish/1419471929