What Might Translanguaging Mean for Multilingual Services?

Three SLPs discuss multilingual service delivery in light of “translanguaging,” a concept that’s been gaining attention recently. “Translanguaging” refers to the way a speaker, often multilingual, may incorporate the “entirety of their linguistic repertoire,” possibly pulling from two or more named languages.

Guests share what translanguaging sounds like, how it differs from code-switching, and what it may mean for service delivery. Through personal stories, they highlight how their own linguistic backgrounds relate to the subject.

Learn More:

• Multilingual Service Provider Resource Collection
• Webinar: Translanguaging for Pediatric SLPs: Service Delivery With Multilingual Children
• LSHSS: Functional Language Proficiency in Bilingual Children: A Conceptual Framework, Culturally Responsive Practice, and Measurement Approach
• ASHA Practice Portal: Multilingual Service Delivery in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

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