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Hi everyone, I'm really enjoying this opportunity to share and discuss ideas with so wide a group of people - I hope this isn't the only time something like this will take place. However, is it a little ironic that a discussion about the merits of multilingualism and the unbalanced power relations within a monolingual system is taking place solely in one (globally dominant) language? I'm not monolingual and I agree with all those who've commented on the importance of and benefits to be derived from multilingualism. Multilingual repertoires are certainly a reality for our learners and I think as language teachers, we should promote this as a valuable skill to possess. It was interesting to note in the video from the Bullring market that the (we could assume) monolingual English-speaking butchers were themselves developing a 'multilingual repertoire' in order to communicate more easily with their regular customers from the Chinese community. I've selectively used multilingual approaches in my classroom for many years, which have mainly consisted of pre-writing tasks, with the aim of idea-generation, which I have found to be beneficial and seem to enable learners to produce better work than they had done without this support. During activities with a speaking-focus, however, I have observed that once learners are challenged to express themselves in English, to move out of their 'comfort zone' (of course within the supportive classroom environment) they are often able to display more language competence than either they, or I, thought them capable of. Best wishes, Charly Charlotte Ramuz Course Organiser (Mon - Wed, 9 - 2) 0117 954 2806 ________________________________ From: ESOL-Research discussion forum and message board <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of James Simpson <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 04 February 2017 09:12:24 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Reminder: 2017 e-seminar: ‘Translanguaging, superdiversity and ESOL’ Dear all Many thanks to those of you who have already contributed to our e-seminar. This is a reminder that all the materials and instructions are on the can be found here: https://tlangeseminar2017.wordpress.com<https://tlangeseminar2017.wordpress.com/> TLANG e-seminar 2017 – materials and questions<https://tlangeseminar2017.wordpress.com/> tlangeseminar2017.wordpress.com There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. TLANG e-seminar 2017 The password is TLANG The materials comprise video, audio transcript and fieldnote data from the TLang project as it took place in Leeds. Full details below. The seminar runs until next Friday, 10 February, so plenty of time to make your points in relation to the questions, or to respond to others. I will also resend the discussant piece that kicked off the seminar last Monday. All best wishes James From: ESOL-Research discussion forum and message board [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James Simpson Sent: 30 January 2017 11:08 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: 2017 e-seminar: ‘Translanguaging, superdiversity and ESOL’ Dear Colleagues Welcome to the ESOL-Research Forum e-seminar. 2017 e-seminar: ‘Translanguaging, superdiversity and ESOL’ ESOL-Research email forum in collaboration with The AHRC-funded ‘Translation and Translanguaging: Investigating Linguistic and Cultural and Transformation in Superdiverse Wards in Four UK Cities (TLang)’ The e-seminar runs until Friday 10 February 2017. It takes as a point of departure materials and two questions for discussion that can be found here: https://tlangeseminar2017.wordpress.com<https://tlangeseminar2017.wordpress.com/> TLANG e-seminar 2017 – materials and questions<https://tlangeseminar2017.wordpress.com/> tlangeseminar2017.wordpress.com There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. TLANG e-seminar 2017 The password is TLANG The materials comprise video, audio transcript and fieldnote data from the TLang project as it took place in Leeds. Following this message, I will be posting the initial response of our discussants, Dermot Bryers, English for Action, London Melanie Cooke, King’s College London Becky Winstanley, Tower Hamlets College, London ESOL-Research members are then invited to join the seminar discussion here on the ESOL-Research forum. We warmly welcome the many newcomers to the forum, who have joined us for the seminar. 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