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Jason Anderson gave the plenary at the 12 International and 48 Annual
ELTAI Conference at Ernakulam, from 29 June to 1 July 2017.
Translanguaging, the integrated use of different ‘languages’ in communicative acts, is a natural and ancient phenomenon in India. While there is evidence that it is both widespread and beneficial in classrooms of other subjects, its inclusion in English language classrooms is hampered by the dominance of ‘English-only’, or ‘English-mainly’ approaches to language teaching that disseminate from a more monolingual West. But can multilingual countries like India take a different path to effective competence in the use of English? In this talk I will invite you to consider the future translingual needs of Indian learners of English and compare these to both current and potential practices in English classrooms. We will consider why both monolanguaging and translanguaging are likely to be useful to learners in the future and look at practical activities and |
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