Envisioning TESOL through a Translanguaging Lens
Author | : Zhongfeng Tian |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 383 |
Release | : 2020-09-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783030470319 |
ISBN-13 | : 3030470318 |
Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: To respond to the multilingual turn in language education, this volume constitutes a challenge to the traditional, monolingual, and native speakerism paradigm in the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) through a translanguaging lens. The chapters offer complex global perspectives – with contributions from five continents – to open critical conversations on how to conceptualize and implement translanguaging in teacher education and classrooms of various contexts. The researchers exhibit a shared commitment to transforming TESOL profession that values teachers’ and learners’ full linguistic repertoires. This volume should prove a valuable resource for students, teachers, and researchers interested in English teaching and learning, applied linguistics, second language acquisition, and social justice.