Bernardina tush
27, september, 2021
Fundamental of linguistic
Translanguaging
We may wonder what translanguaging means, but translanguaging is the use of different
languages together – can be a powerful tool for learning, but it can also go against the grain for
language teachers who are used to supporting learners to master the intricacies of a single
language. In this post, we ask what the research tells us about ‘translanguaging’ and how it can
be used to support EAL learners in the classroom. There are more than 7,000 that exist today!
And all these linguists differ from one another in all kinds of ways; they all have different
sounds, vocabularies, and structures. If you’re familiar with the principle of linguistic relativity, it
states that the way people think of the world is influenced directly by the language that the
people use to talk about it. Or more radically, people could only perceive aspects of the world for
which their language has words. The presence of identity work influences the communication
that takes place during an interaction. Our relationships with others are also greatly influenced by
identities. You may have very perceptively noticed that the word perceive is included in the
chapter title and the definition of identities. Of course, our identities are formed in so many
different ways: by the people around us, the books we read, our heroes and heroines, and above
all perhaps by the work we do, but speaking a foreign language can lead one to create a different
