A Translanguaging Project in Ontario With Youth From Refugee Backgrounds

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Abstract

This case study draws from Writingworld theory and translanguaging pedagogical research (García & Kleyn, 2016; Van Viegen, 2021) to explore perceptions of identity (Lau & Van Viegen, 2020) and feelings of school belonging as youth from refugee backgrounds engage their full linguistic repertoire beyond the boundaries of the dominant language of instruction (Lemke et al., 2020). The students collaborate with a youth media organization to create multilingual YouTube news stories for their families and community. The study hopes to add to the literature for critical translanguaging pedagogies with youth from refugee backgrounds.

Author

• Karen M E Andrews, Concordia University