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Language Policy

Barker, R. M., & Hansen, C. R., & Hammer L. (2023). Critical Issues and Global Trends in International Education

Summary written by MLRC School Network member, Jacob Huckle (Dulwich College Suzhou)In this chapter, Ascher and Pichery (2024) contrast restrictive monolingual language policies with more inclusive multilingual language policies. They begin by reviewing the context of English-medium instruction education in Asia and outline some of the reasons why restrictive language policies are common in the region, such as the desire for 'Western cultural capital' associated with English proficiency. The authors…

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Menken, K., & Sánchez T. M. (2019). Translanguaging in English-Only Schools: From Pedagogy to Stance in the Disruption of Monolingual Policies and Practices

This article presents findings from a study conducted in eight New York City schools with previous English-only policies. The participating schools were given intensive professional development and participated in a project where they were “required to engage students’ bilingualism as a resource in instruction and implement translanguaging pedagogy” (p. 741), disrupting dominant monolingual approaches in schools. Findings suggest that taking a translanguaging stance, where students’ bilingualism is perceived as a…

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Smith-Sanders, S., & Dávila, T. L. (2019). Progressive practice and translanguaging: Supporting multilingualism in a Hong Kong preschool

Summary written by MLRC School Network member, Jessica Jones (Concordia International School Shanghai) This article presents a qualitative case study of language practices within a progressive trilingual early childhood program at the International School Hong Kong (ISHK). Learning is guided by an emergent curriculum and inquiry-based pedagogy. The study examines how an open language policy supports children's multilingual identities and development, focusing on how teachers co-construct language growth and how classroom relationships…

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Spencer, J. (2023). Working together: why language policies of international schools must evolve to incorporate collaborative strategies between EAL and the mainstream

Summary written by MLRC School Network member, Iryna Zhurenko (International School of Beijing) Spencer (2023) focuses on the importance of collaboration between English as an Additional Language (EAL) and mainstream subject teachers within international schools. The study was conducted at an International Baccalaureate (IB) secondary school in Ukraine, with 269 students in secondary school and 39 students with EAL among them. The school had 3 EAL teachers and one teaching…

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