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From Researching Translanguaging to Translanguaging Research

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Research Methods in Language and Education

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Translanguaging research has recently increased in visibility. But research in what we now term translanguaging is not new. This chapter traces its development from its Welsh origins to worldwide translanguaging research today. It grounds this development in the increased questioning of monolingual practices, especially in education, that were the hallmark of twentieth century society. This chapter also makes visible the challenges that translanguaging research poses, as the language practices of multilinguals continue to be constrained by institutions in nation-states.

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  1. UCL Institute of Education, University College London, London, UK

    Li Wei

  2. Urban Education, Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA

    Ofelia García

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  1. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    Kendall A. King

  2. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    Yi-Ju Lai

  3. Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Stephen May

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Wei, L., García, O. (2017). From Researching Translanguaging to Translanguaging Research. In: King, K., Lai, YJ., May, S. (eds) Research Methods in Language and Education. Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02249-9_16

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