#translanguaging — Public Fediverse posts

Regarding #translanguaging vs. code-switching between languages, Rafi Saleh in Bangladesh, who did his PhD in Australia on translanguaging, informed me: "According to code-switching theorists, a bilingual has two linguistic systems, whereas a monolingual has one. For translanguaging theorists, both bilingual and monolingual people have one linguistic system, but bilingual people's systems are more complex, and they learn to divide the system into two for external forces rather than linguistic reasons."
This accords with my view of always-on bilingual mode. The pictures show my proposed paradigm shift from a conventional #ForeignLanguageTeaching model to a #developmental #bilingual perspective.

Join the 🦣 group @Bilingualism to see & share posts.

Readings: https://japanned.hcommons.org/bilingualism

#bilingualism #BilingualEducation #multilingualism #multiculturalism #SecondLanguageAcquisition #LanguageEducation #LanguageTeaching

@linguistics @edutooter

Efthymia Kapnoula @EffieKapnoula asked: what is the difference between translanguaging and language/code switching?
Wikipedia confirmed that code-switching is at the individual level, whereas #translanguaging has a broader meaning that includes pedagogy. I code-switch in teaching and mix Japanese with English. I call it '#bilingual mode' where both #languages are always on.
My 'Levels of Bilingualism' framework includes plural languages at the individual level (bilingual development, language acquisition), family level (bilingual child-raising, biculturalism), societal level (a country's language communities and policies), and school level (bilingual or international education, second or foreign language teaching).
You could join the 🦣 group @Bilingualism to see or share posts addressed to the group.
Readings at https://wilmina.academia.edu/SteveMcCarty/Bilingualism or https://japanned.hcommons.org/bilingualism

#bilingualism #BilingualEducation #multilingualism #lLanguageEducation #LanguageTeaching
@edutooter