Tag: language learning

  • Ideologies of Language and the Beginning Language Class: Part 2

    Ideologies of Language and the Beginning Language Class: Part 2

    Last week, I discussed several popular methods of organizing beginning language classes under the overarching critique of focusing on either decontextualized sets of language or prioritizing transactions over social relationships. This week, I’m focusing on what I am interested in implementing in my classroom, drawing from both functional theories of language and translanguaging pedagogy. Language…