Translanguaging Practices in Composition Scholarship and Pedagogy: Issues, Evidence, and Controversies

Setiono Sugiharto

doi:10.21462/ijefl.v7i1.469

Setiono Sugiharto Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21462/ijefl.v7i1.469

Keywords: multilingual writers, translanguaging, translanguaging pedagogy, writing scholarship and pedagogy

Abstract

The notion of translanguaging has hitherto gained prominence in composition scholarship and pedagogy. Scholars have specifically pointed out that translanguaging pedagogy is particularly germane if it is implemented in the teaching and learning of writing in a multilingual setting. Drawing upon the plethora of published studies, these scholars have argued that translanguaging strategies can help maximize students’ linguistic resources and communicative potentials. This conceptual article looks at intellectual endeavors which try to challenge the monolingual ideology and its biases, and to justify the legitimacy of mixing different linguistic codes for achieving desired communicative goals in written communication. Contemporary issues of composition scholarship and pedagogy under translanguaging vantage point of view will be addressed, and evidence of code-meshing from multilingual writers showcasing the acts of translanguaging in academic writing presented. Finally, the article discusses the controversies over the application of the notion of translanguaging in writing research and pedagogy.

Author Biography

Setiono Sugiharto, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia

Setiono Sugiharto is a Professor of English at Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Jakarta. His work has appeared in Applied Linguistics, Journal of Philosophy of Education, Journal of Multilingual Discourses, International Journal of Applied Linguistics, International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, TESOL Journal, The Journal of ASIA TEFL, The Routledge Handbook of Educational Linguistics, and Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies. His research focuses on language, politics and ideology, and the sociolinguistics of globalization. Address for correspondence: Setiono Sugiharto, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Jalan Jenderal Sudirman 51, Jakarta 12930. <setiono.sugiharto@atmajaya.ac.id>

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