Patricia Ambrosio explains how scaffolded Turn-and-Talks empower Multilingual Learners This piece builds on the ideas shared in “A Pedagogy of Translanguaging” (Language Magazine, 2018), which ...
New Haven Independent: Language, Bilingualism, and Literacy – in School and Beyond
In the last 10 years or so, a new term has appeared in the field of bilingualism, most notably in the area of bilingual education: translanguaging. One of its most visible proponents is Professor ...
The Conversation: Bilingualism and dementia: how some patients lose their second language and rediscover their first
Bilingualism and dementia: how some patients lose their second language and rediscover their first
Humans are organised into around 200 nations, yet there are roughly 6,000 languages in existence. It therefore seems obvious that bilingualism is much more common than many of us might assume. This is ...
Education Week: What Is Translanguaging and How Is It Used in the Classroom?
For years, research into the best instructional approaches for students identified as English learners has pointed to the concept of translanguaging. Identified by bilingual education researcher ...
Newsweek: Education Expert: Uplift Bilingual Children by Dispelling Myths and Improving Dual-language Learning
Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Before the 1950s, prevailing research indicated that bilingualism created a disadvantage for children. Since then, many ...
Education Expert: Uplift Bilingual Children by Dispelling Myths and Improving Dual-language Learning
EurekAlert!: Sign language plays key role in d/Deaf children’s education, study shows
Ensuring d/Deaf children become bilingual in sign language and English should be a key priority for policymakers and teachers because this plays an important role in their education, a new study says.