Translanguaging Unlocked: Bridging Languages, Breaking Barriers

About this episode

The episode explores translanguaging in higher education through interviews with academics and students from diverse backgrounds.

In this episode of 'All Things EAP', Carrie Qian and Paul Breen explore the meaning and relevance of translanguaging in today’s higher education and EAP environments. They do this through an interview with both academics and students, including Professor Li Wei, the Director and Dean of the UCL Institute of Education (IOE). This is truly global episode in which we hear voices from Europe, eastern Asia and The Middle East discussing the subject from a range of perspectives including pedgaogical, ideological and technological considerations. We unlock the mystery and make this highly contemporary academic term accessible to everyone. Hosts: Carrie Qian , Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) Paul Breen , UCL Centre for Languages and International Education. Guests: Professor Li Wei, UCL Institute of Education (IOE). Anh Nguyet Luu, PhD student, University of Roehampton. Arhadi Shawish (Ahed), undergraduate student in Palestine. References and suggested further readings or resources: Breen, P. and Le Roux, M. (eds). (2024). Social Justice in EAP and ELT Contexts: Global Higher Education Perspectives . London, Bloomsbury Academic. Carroll, K.S. (2022). Translanguaging for…

People in this episode

Hosts: Carrie Qian, Paul Breen

Guests: Professor Li Wei, Anh Nguyet Luu, Arhadi Shawish (Ahed)

Topics covered

• translanguaging
• higher education
• EAP
• pedagogy
• multilingualism
• global perspectives

Keywords

• translanguaging
• higher education
• EAP
• multilingualism
• pedagogy
• global perspectives
• academic term

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UCL Institute of Education (IOE), University of Roehampton, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), UCL Centre for Languages and International Education

Books & works: Social Justice in EAP and ELT Contexts: Global Higher Education Perspectives, Translanguaging for transformation: Resisting monolingual ideologies, The White Gaze and Translanguaging: Getting Multilingual Students’ Voices Heard

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