Translanguaging in the classroom for International Mother Language Day 2024
This International Mother Language Day 2024, Amala team member Moses is here to tell us about how Amala facilitators use a method called translanguaging in the classroom to support student learning, and one reason why this pedagogical method benefits refugee students in particular.
Through translanguaging, facilitators help students to make use of both their native language as well as English, in order to understand and communicate more effectively. Amala students in Kakuma, Kenya and Amman, Jordan come from a very diverse range of linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Being able to use their mother tongue as well as English in the classroom fosters a sense of pride, community, and cultural understanding between classmates and facilitators.
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