- Title
- Translanguaging pedagogies and practice for social justice in a multilingual South African previously disadvantaged
- Creator
- Mpofu, Tarisai
- Description
- Over the last two decades, there has been a burgeoning interest in translanguaging as both a theory and a methodology, but a few studies have looked at it as a pedagogy. This has meant that while there is near-consensus on translanguaging’s contribution to knowing, there have been few studies on how it can be implemented systematically in classrooms. This study examines how translanguaging is being practiced at one South African university and makes recommendations on how translanguaging can be implemented systematically for better impact. A mixed method approach was used, meaning that it had both qualitative and quantitative elements. Data for this study were gathered using online questionnaires completed by students and lecturers, interviews with lecturers, and observation. The results show that limited translanguaging was taking place in the classroom, despite both students and staff acknowledging its value to epistemic access. This study calls for intentional and systematic implementation of translanguaging to contribute to socially-just classroom practices. The study proposes the translanguaging matrix model for practice to assist in institutionalising translanguaging through the provision of short learning courses for staff and students on translanguaging, language learning opportunities and clear pedagogical training on when translanguaging must be used in classroom contexts. Key Words: Translanguaging, Language Policy, Social Justice, Multilingalism, Pedagogy
- Description
- Thesis (D.Ed) -- Faculty of Education, 2024
- Date
- 2024-06
- Subject
- Multilingualism
- Type
- Doctoral theses, text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/11260/11131
- Identifier
- vital:75921
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (260 leaves), pdf
- Publisher
- Walter Sisulu University, Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Faculty of Education, All Rights Reserved, Open Access
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