The authors trace the development of the concept of translanguaging, focusing on its
relation to literacies. The authors describe its connection to literacy studies, with particular …

Abstract Since Cen Williams first used the Welsh term trawsieithu in 1994 to refer to a
pedagogical practice where students in bilingual Welsh/English classrooms are asked to …

ABSTRACT Following Boaventura de Sousa Santos, the authors of this article reject the type
of “abyssal thinking” that erases the existence of counter-hegemonic knowledges and …

Over the past 40 years, Jim Cummins has proposed a number of highly influential theoretical
concepts, including the threshold and interdependence hypotheses and the distinction …

The concepts of plurilingualism and translanguaging are explained and distinguished,
showing how each has contributed to transformations in the study of bilingualism and …

Two conceptions of the linguistic system of bilinguals are in contention. The translanguaging
approach supports what we call a unitary view, arguing that bilingualism and …

Translanguaging is a theoretical lens that offers a different view of bilingualism and
multilingualism. The theory posits that rather than possessing two or more autonomous …

This study examined Finnish teachers'(N= 820) beliefs related to multilingualism and
teaching multilingual Finnish language learners. Teachers' beliefs were mainly positive …

The tribological behaviour of NiCrBSi plasma spray coatings partially melted by laser was
investigated. Partial melting provides dual property surface coatings: melted areas, with a …

Research suggests that identity matters for school success and that language and identity
are powerfully intertwined. A monolingual solitudes understanding of bilingualism …