COLLOQUIA PROPOSAL ISSUE

Title: Translanguaging in a Pluridimensional Language Policy in the Philippine Classroom

Setting

I. Project Proposal Summary

Project Hyasinth D. Tribujeńa
Proponents Fatima L. Butil
Marixelle Paculanang
Daisy Dagohoy

Project The Magisters

Owner
Target Teachers, School Administrators, Post Graduate Students,Researchers
Participants
Target Dr. Ruanni F. Tupas
Facilitators University College London, UCL Institute of Education, Faculty Member

Dr. Osman Z. Barnawi

Royal Commission for Yanbu Colleges and Institute, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Jayson Parba

Faculty Member, Department of Indo-Pacific Languages & Literatures,
University of Hawaii

Project December 12, 2022

Timeline:
Location: ZOOM Cloud Meetings
Total P20,000.00
Budget:

II. Project Rationale

As a multilingual state, the Philippines has grappled with the political aspects of
determining which languages ought to serve in official functions in a vastly dispersed archipelago.
From a policy perspective, recent initiatives—such as the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual
Education (MTB– MLE)—have served to assert the importance of regional languages not only as a
symbol of linguistic plurality within the country, but also as being of intrinsic academic value. This
scenario can be observed in English classrooms. Translanguaging typically emerges in this
type of classroom setting.
With the present implementation of Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education
(MTB-MLE) in the Philippines, this colloquium on Translanguaging in a Pluridimensional
Language Policy in the Philippine Classroom Setting is conducted to explore on-site and
on-line translanguaging practices in multi-level (i.e. secondary and tertiary school levels)
educational contexts by individuals from multilingual and multicultural (e.g.
Tagalog,Waray, Cebuano-Visayan, etc.) backgrounds learning various subjects (e.g. Math,
Science and English as a Second Language) under diverse curricula with language playing
different roles.
 Hence, this proposed colloquium not only provides data-driven evidence for
elucidating the theories and hypotheses about translanguaging, but also offers theoretical,
methodological, and pedagogical references for future translanguaging studies.

III. Project Objectives

This colloquium is worthy of attention in the following aspects:
a. To provide innovative ways of promoting language learning, engagement, and
relationship-building with bi-/multilingual students.

b. To immerse in the theory, learning about reconceptualizations of bi-/multilingualism not

as subtractive or even additive, but as dynamic.

c. To explore the use of linguistic repertoires to learn, how bi/multilingual learners use
their voices and languages in multilanguaging behaviours and practices.

d. To bring together scholars working on the most intriguing aspects of language research,
including but not limited to multilingualism, language policy, language practices,
translanguaging.

IV. Project Plan

Online Conference Project Timeline
Approximate Time Period
November 14-18, 2022
November 19, 2022
November 20-25, 2022
November 26, 2022
November 30, 2022
December 3-7, 2022
December 10, 2022
December 12, 2022
Tasks to Complete
Develop topic and assess interest
Presentation of the Concept Paper to Dr. Osman Barnawi
Refinement of the Concept Paper
Submission of the Final Draft
Send email invite
Market the Event
Meet with speaker(s), moderator and others for dry-run
Conference Day

V. Project Content
VI. Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
VII. Project Resources
VIII. Project Management Team