Reference : A professional development course in translanguaging: Challenges and opportunities

	Document type :	Scientific congresses, symposiums and conference proceedings : Unpublished conference
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Education & instruction
	Focus Areas :	Educational Sciences
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/45971

Title :	A professional development course in translanguaging: Challenges and opportunities
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Aleksic, Gabrijela [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS) >]
	Bebić, Džoen Dominique [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS) >]
Publication date :	Apr-2020
Peer reviewed :	Yes
Audience :	International
Event name :	American Educational Research Association
Event date :	17-04-2020 to 21-04-2020
Event organizer :	ONLINE
Event place (city) :	San Francisco
Event country :	USA
Keywords :	[en] translanguaging ; training ; preschool teachers
Abstract :	[en] In 2017, the new law declared multilingual education mandatory in Luxembourg where there are 65% of 4-year-old language minority children. To support teachers we offer a course in translanguaging that builds on children’s full linguistic repertoire. The study aims to foster home-school collaboration and children’s cognitive, linguistic and socio-emotional engagement in the classroom. Mixed methods are used: (1) focus groups, questionnaires, and language portraits with teachers, and (2) test in early literacy and numeracy in school and home language followed by video observations with children. Course challenges are teachers’ language separation assumption and high linguistic diversity in schools. Opportunities are teachers’ understanding that the focus is on children and not on languages. Close collaboration with organisational stakeholders is essential.
Funders :	Fonds National de la Recherche - FnR
Name of the research project :	TRANSLA
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students ; General public
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/45971
FnR project :	FnR ; FNR12637907 > Gabrijela Aleksic > TRANSLA > Translanguaging Programme For Teachers Working With Language Minority Preschool Children In Luxembourg > 01/02/2019 > 31/07/2021 > 2018

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