The Handbook of Translanguaging
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. January 2026
Book
Hardback
592 pages
978-1-394-22713-6 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
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sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
1004 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-394-22713-6 (9781394227136)
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Additional editions
Li Wei | Prem Phyak | Jerry Won Lee
The Handbook of Translanguaging
E-Book
11/2025
1st Edition
Wiley
€155.99
Available for download
Li Wei | Prem Phyak | Jerry Won Lee
The Handbook of Translanguaging
E-Book
11/2025
1st Edition
Wiley
€155.99
Available for download
Persons
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 Garcia is Professor Emerita at the Graduate Center, City University of New York.
Prem Phyak is Associate Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Jerry Won Lee is Professor at the University of California, Irvine.
Ofelia Garcia is Professor Emerita at the Graduate Center, City University of New York.
Content
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 nga 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
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 nga 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