Exploring translanguaging in Taiwanese CLIL classes: an analysis of teachers' perceptions and practices

• Published in: Language, culture, and curriculum Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 100 - 121
• Main Author: Kao, Yu-Ting
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Classroom Communication; classroom interaction; Code Switching (Language); Content and Language Integrated Learning; Elementary School Teachers; English as a second language; English teachers; Foreign Countries; Gestures; Language Usage; Learning; Learning environment; Linguistic Theory; Mandarin Chinese; Middle School Teachers; Middle schools; Native Language; Nonverbal Communication; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Second language teachers; Secondary schools; Semiotics; Teacher Attitudes; teacher perception and practice; Teacher Student Relationship; Teacher Workshops; Teaching Methods; trans-semiotizing; Translanguaging; Taiwan
• ISSN: 0790-8318; 1747-7573
• DOI: 10.1080/07908318.2022.2033762

This study explores teachers' perceptions and practices about the translanguaging approach in CLIL elementary and secondary school contexts in Taiwan. It first investigates 422 in-service teachers' perspectives toward teachers' and students' use of (1) a native language; (2) non-...