Multimodal Conversation Analysis and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: A Methodological Framework for Researching Translanguaging in Multilingual Classrooms

This book combines Multimodal Conversation Analysis (MCA) with Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to interpretively analyze translanguaging practices in educational contexts. It provides a methodological framework for understanding how and why translanguaging practices are constructed by participants in multilingual classrooms and how teachers make sense of their own practices. It is an essential resource for students, practitioners, policymakers, and researchers in applied linguistics and language education.

Format: Hardback
Length: 116 pages
Publication date: 05 April 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book offers a comprehensive methodological framework for interpreting translanguaging practices in educational contexts. It begins by providing an overview of the three primary uses of translanguaging: as a theory of language, as a pedagogical practice, and as an analytical perspective. Subsequently, it critically examines various approaches to analyzing translanguaging practices in multilingual classroom interactions. The author elucidates how Multimodal Conversation Analysis (MCA) and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) are valuable methodologies for understanding the construction of translanguaging practices by participants and the ways in which teachers make sense of their own translanguaging practices during classroom interactions.

By combining these approaches, the author demonstrates how researchers can explore the formation of translanguaging practices in multilingual classrooms and how teachers interpret their translanguaging practices at specific moments of classroom interaction. This detailed and concise guide is of utmost importance to students, practitioners, policymakers, and researchers in the fields of applied linguistics and language education, particularly those interested in understanding the complexities of translanguaging in educational settings.

Weight: 274g
Dimension: 143 x 224 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032397146