Increasing Multilingual First-Grade Learners' Online Engagement through Pedagogical Translanguaging
Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: Engagement is essential to any learning. Engagement allows learners to increase their knowledge, demonstrate that they have mastered the material. However, language differences are one of the reasons that prevent learners from actively engaging in online synchronous classes. Specifically, in the case of multilingual learners, adjustments in the delivery of instruction brought about by the pandemic present an additional barrier as communication strategies vary between online and faceto-face contact. Thus, this classroom action research aimed to address this gap by employing pedagogical translanguaging in Mother Tongue-Ilokano classes. Through observations, the researcher analyzed the translanguaging behaviors of first-graders and outlined a pedagogical translanguaging approach. Through a Learners’ Online Engagement Rating Scale, the researcher observed the development in the online engagement of his first graders during the utilization of pedagogical translanguaging. Considering the observations made before and after employing pedagogical translanguaging, it can be concluded that pedagogical translanguaging can increase the online engagement of Multilingual First-Grade Learners. With this finding, employing pedagogical translanguaging in multilingual classes is recommended. Aside from increasing online engagement, other benefits of pedagogical translanguaging such as increasing scores, are also suggested.
Author: Tejano, Leonardo
Institution: Mariano Marcos State University
Language: English
Subfield: Linguistics and Language
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7148635348