translanguage
translanguage verb: to make use of multiple languages in a single discourse.
Verb
translanguage (third-person singular simple present translanguages, present participle translanguaging, simple past and past participle translanguaged)
- To make use of multiple languages in a single discourse.
- Finally, the discussion that ensues about the reading material often takes place in Spanish with children encouraged to translanguage as they try out their ideas with new language practices.2013, Christian Abello-Contesse, Paul M. Chandler, María Dolores López-Jiménez, Bilingual and Multilingual Education in the 21st Century, →ISBN
- Whereas before she would often translanguage herself in whole-group lessons, now she calls on students with different language backgrounds to translanguage for clarification or meaning, but does not do it herself.2015, Jasone Cenoz, Durk Gorter, Multilingual Education, →ISBN, page 220
Forms of translanguage
| third-person singular present | translanguages |
|---|---|
| present participle | translanguaging |
| past participle | translanguaged |
| past | translanguaged |
Origin of translanguage
From trans- + language.
Words formed from translanguage
Questions about translanguage
- What does translanguage mean?
- Translanguage means to make use of multiple languages in a single discourse.
- What part of speech is translanguage?
- Translanguage is a verb.
- What is the past tense of translanguage?
- The past tense of translanguage is translanguaged.
Words near translanguage in the dictionary
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