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The authoritative reference work on Translanguaging, one of the most dynamic and fast-growing areas of research in modern linguistics Translanguaging has transformed how we understand language, bilingualism, and education, challenging conventional views and reshaping theory, policy, and practice. The Handbook of Translanguaging is the most comprehensive resource available, bringing together leading scholars from diverse disciplines and global perspectives to explore the theoretical foundations, educational applications, and interdisciplinary connections of this dynamic concept. Organized into three sections, the Handbook clarifies the conceptual and historical underpinnings of translanguaging, examines the role of translanguaging in education, and explores its intersections with digital communication, gender, media studies, and social justice. Detailed chapters consolidate existing research and set the stage for future inquiry, offering the depth and breadth needed to navigate and contribute to this rapidly evolving field. Integrating theoretical, methodological, and applied perspectives, The Handbook of Translanguaging: Features contributions from leading scholars and emerging voices from around the world, particularly from the Global South Addresses key theoretical perspectives, such as raciolinguistics, decoloniality, and bilingual cognition Examines the role of translanguaging bilingual education, language policy, Indigenous language education, literacy development, and assessment Discusses methodological challenges and ethical considerations in translanguaging research Highlights translanguaging's role in resistance, social justice, and transformative praxis Edited by a team of internationally recognized experts, The Handbook of Translanguaging is an invaluable reference for researchers, educators, and policymakers engaged in bilingualism, multilingual education, and language studies. It is also an essential text for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in applied linguistics, bilingual education, sociolinguistics, and language policy.

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Author:   Li Wei (University College London) ,  Prem Phyak (University of Hong Kong) ,  Jerry Won Lee (University of California) ,  Ofelia Garcia (City University of New York)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN:  

9781394227136

ISBN 10:   1394227132
Pages:   592
Publication Date:   01 January 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

List of Contributors xix Praise for the Editors xxv 1 Navigating Translanguaging: Decoloniality, Fluid Simultaneity and Multimodalities 1 Part I Theoretical Foundations and Conceptual Frameworks 19 2 Integrating Languaging, Translanguaging, and Trans-semiotizing as Living Process: An Organicist-processual View 21 3 Waterscape Epistemologies, Waves of Knowing and Translanguaging as Wet Ontology 43 4 Languaging as Ritual 57 5 The Politics of “Meaning” in Translingual Practice 69 6 Translanguaging and the Linguistic Capacity of Bilinguals 87 7 A Raciolinguistic Perspective on Translanguaging 103 8 Translanguaging Triad: Resistance, Decoloniality, and Transformative Praxis in the Global South 117 9 Translanguaging and Bilingual Cognition 137 10 Translanguaging, Transmodalities, and Transpositioning: Meaning-Making and Relationality in Communication 153 11 Methodological Challenges and Opportunities in Translanguaging 167 12 Ethics and Translanguaging Research: Researcher Identity, Participants’ Relationships 179 Part II Translanguaging Education 195 13 Bilingual Education and Translanguaging 197 14 Translanguaging, Biliteracy, Multiliteracies, and Critical Literacy 217 15 Translanguaging, EMI, and Language-of-Instruction Policies and Practices 235 16 Translanguaging in Foreign Language Education 251 17 Community-Based Language Education and Translanguaging 265 18 Whakahokia te reo ki ngā uri whakaheke: Translanguaging as a Means of Responding to Historically Based Language Trauma 279 19 Translanguaging and Language Revitalization: Higher Education in Africa 297 20 Deaf Education: Translanguaging Through Tied Hands 313 21 From “Disordered” Language to Expansive Languaging: Understanding Translanguaging’s Relationship with Disability and Special Education 333 22 A Critical Translanguaging Lens on Assessment 349 Part III Making Connections and Broadening Horizons 365 23 Translanguaging: Uncovering Networks for Unspeakable Significance 367 24 Translanguaging, Individualization, and Unequal Englishes 385 25 Transpositioning 397 26 Translanguaging and Visuality 409 27 Translanguaging, Creativity, and the Arts 427 28 Translanguaging and the Digital World 445 29 Translation and Translanguaging 459 30 Translanguaging, Gender, and Sexuality 477 31 Translanguaging and Interculturality: Critical Issues in Researching Language, Culture, and Communication 491 32 From Translanguaging to Transraciality: Dispelling Boundaries of Race Through Critical Raciolinguistic Awareness and Radical Listening 511 33 Hard Translanguaging: A Mutualizing Practice of Abun-Dance 529 Index 000

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Li Wei is Director and Dean of the UCL Institute of Education and Chair of Applied Linguistics at University College London. Prem Phyak is Associate Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. Jerry Won Lee is Professor at the University of California, Irvine. Ofelia García is Professor Emerita at the Graduate Center, City University of New York.

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