Translanguaging in Australian Classrooms: Towards Plurilingual Pedagogical Knowledge in Teacher Education

Australian classrooms are among the most linguistically diverse in the world, with more than 350 languages spoken across the nation. Yet, despite this rich reality, schools continue to be shaped by the enduring dominance of English monolingualism. Translanguaging in Australian Classrooms calls for a fundamental rethinking of teacher education, curriculum, and pedagogy to better reflect and harness the plurilingual repertoires of today’s learners.

At the heart of this book is the concept of...