Translanguaging and Critical Literacy - A Theoretical Introduction, Descriptors, and Lesson Plans for Teachers and Practitioners

Translanguaging pedagogy values the dynamic interaction of languages. In doing so it promotes creative forms of learning in which critical literacy can develop in a trans-systemic approach. Thanks to the creation of translanguaging spaces, secondary school learners are engaged in plurilateral and multidirectional meaning making processes. While they are enquiring topical as well as socially and culturally relevant issues, they can develop critical engagement and civic empathy.
The present volume provides a theoretical framework with descriptors for multilingual critical literacy. In addition, it showcases lesson-plans on rap-literature(s) in more languages (German, Italian, English, Spanish) and other multimodal and plurilingual inputs, as well as translanguaging tasks.

List of contents

Implementation of translanguaging and critical literacy - A new understanding of textuality - Mediation in the multilingual classroom - Comparing and mediating meaning - Scaffolding and the ZPD - Inclusion and social empathy - Promoting trans-systemic and critical learning - Power relations between languages

Product details

• Authors: Gisela Mayr
• Assisted by: Annemarie Profanter (Editor)
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.02.2022
• EAN: 9783631866979
• ISBN: 978-3-631-86697-9
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 15 mm x 220 mm
• Weight: 284 g
• Illustrations: 32 Abb.
• Series: Interkultureller Dialog
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries