Translanguaging Perspectives on Writing Development and Pedagogy : Learning from Findings Across Teaching and Learning Contexts

Emerald Publishing Limited

Translanguaging Perspectives on Writing Development and PedagogyLearning from Findings Across Teaching and Learning Contexts\nAuthor(s): Mileidis Gort, Angie Zapata, Kate Seltzer, Margarita Gmez\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Emerald Publishing Limited\nISBN-13: 9781805924845, 978-1805924845\nSynopsis\nTranslanguaging Perspectives on Writing Development and Pedagogy takes up translanguaging perspectives on writing development and writing pedagogies across a variety of contexts. The chapters explore how a translanguaging lens which is rooted in the idea that bi/multilingual people draw from an integrated repertoire of language features, rather than use separate, named languages, to communicate and make meaning - can shift and expand notions of writing practices and instruction. Individual chapters illustrate rich, descriptive studies of writing across three contexts: K-12 classrooms and schools, learning environments that extend be.