Walk into almost any international school and you’ll probably see multilingualism everywhere. Students speaking different languages on the playground. Families communicating across languages at pickup. Teachers…
One of the most common misunderstandings I hear about translanguaging is that it basically means translation. Let students translate the worksheet. Let them look up…
When schools talk about language inclusion, the conversation often turns immediately to students who are still learning English. That makes sense. Students developing proficiency in…
A lot of people think that translanguaging in the classroom must be complicated. It isn’t. At least, not necessarily. A lot of the time, it…
International schools are multilingual places. Obviously. Walk through the hallway of almost any international school, and you’ll hear students switching between languages with friends. They…
Rethinking language, learning, and inclusion in schools with language diverse populations 1. The Question Many Families and Teachers Are Asking In international and bilingual schools,…