Translanguaging in English-medium instruction (EMI): Examining English literature content classrooms

Authors : Ufuk ATAŞ

Pages : 142-157

Doi:10.19128/turje.1210174

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Publication Date : 2023-07-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Recently, translanguaging has begun challenging and replacing English-only policies in English-medium instruction insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(EMI); contexts, advocating that bi/multilingual learners may better internalise information in two or more languages. Within this perspective and using linguistic ethnography as the framework, this case study examines the translanguaging practices used by the instructor and the students in English literature classrooms and how/whether these practices mediate learning when multilingual resources are used for pedagogical purposes. The data for this study comes from the researcher, as the instructor, observing and recording their two content classrooms in an English Literature department, namely Contemporary British Novel and Discourse Analysis courses. These observations and recordings were analysed from a pedagogical translanguaging lens to identify the instructor’s input and the students’ output in terms of their display of linguistic repertoires in English insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(the language of instruction); and Turkish insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(the shared language in the classroom);. The results provide implications for research and practice, offerings suggestions for how/whether a pedagogical translanguaging lens might be adopted in content classrooms.
Keywords : Dillerarası geçişlilik, İçerik sınıfları, İngiliz edebiyatı, İngilizce eğitim, Pedagojik dillerarası geçişlilik

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