This degree project aims to examine teachers' use of translanguaging, whether planned or incidental, and their attitudes and perceptions towards translanguaging in the context of English communicative classrooms in Sweden. In Swedish universities, the target language approach is highly endorsed by educators during English teaching education programs. Although exposure to the target language has been identified as important, comprehension plays a vital role in learning a new language. Translanguaging is an approach that enhances comprehension while allowing for exposure to the target language. This study was conducted through classroom observations followed by qualitative interviews with practicing teachers. Quantitative data from the observations and qualitative data from the interviews highlight the use of translanguaging as well as practicing teachers’ attitudes and perceptions of the approach. Our study showed that, even though teachers were somewhat unfamiliar with translanguaging as a term, they utilized what could be considered translanguaging during their English lessons and held positive attitudes toward the approach. Translanguaging was primarily used to explain and clarify activities. Teachers utilized their own and students' multilingual capabilities to achieve a deeper understanding of topics and to provide instructions.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-66765 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Timrin, Nicolina, Lexros, Erik |
| Publisher | Malmö universitet, Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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