Translanguage Project

Translanguage Strategy Specific idea(s) of how it could be Specific idea(s) of how it could be
used in my teaching/classroom used in my online setting
setting

When introducing a new unit, the In online teaching, ask students to

teacher can create a Multilingual make their word cards side-by-side
Word Wall, which consists of new in home languages, target language,
Multilingual Word Walls content vocabulary in the target
visuals and a sentence of the word,
language and student home languages,
a visual of the word, and a sentence then they post their word cards
that uses the word. After finishing, using online whiteboard platforms.
post it on the wall.
Students are responsible for updating
the wall with their various languages.

● Use cognate charts to introduce

Cognate Charts the key vocabulary to the unit.
Teacher provides a cognates Chart
and posts it on the wall.
● Encourage students to note words
in their home language that look
or sound like English words from
the unit when they are reading
material in their home languages.
Add the words to a larger cognate
list displayed in the classroom.
● Encourage ALL students to look
and listen for cognates in each
other's presentations even if they
don't speak the same home
language.
● Ask students to create their
cognate charts when they are
reading in their home
languages and English, using
online Google doc to show
their charts.
● Encourage students to
present bilingually their
cognate charts throughout or
at the end of the unit.
 Firstly, the teacher explains how
students are going to build sentences,
like buildings, and shares with them
multicolor paper blocks to describe
their communities.
Sentence Building For example, in the 2nd grade
classroom, ask each student to write a
3-5-word sentence in the home and
new language on the blocks. Students
receive additional blocks to write a
word in any language and add it to a
classmates’ sentence building. Words
such as colors, numbers, and other
descriptors can be used.
Four-­Box Graphic When students are learning more
Organizer and Frayer complex and abstract concepts or
Model terms, this is the most effective.
The four boxes can use:
• Vocabulary word
• Visual representation
• Student‐friendly definition
• Sentence using the word
A teacher presents the sentence
structure to students using slides or
short videos, and then models one
example to students.
Taking class on Zoom, divide
students into small groups in
breakout rooms; ask them to write
their own 3-5-word sentences, then
switch sentences with each other;
discuss what words they can add
into the sentence by adding multiple
languages.
This method can be easily transfer
to online teaching setting.
Firstly, the teacher finds out abstract
concepts or terms that students need
to master deeply.
Then, set up small groups in
breakout rooms; each group has
• Synonym different terms.
• Antonym
• Example Next, give time to student to do the
• Personal connection research and design their own
four-box graphic organizer or Frayer
For example: model.