Transcultural Pedagogies for Multilingual Classrooms

This book explores the ways in which transcultural pedagogies can enhance literacies in critical, creative, and socially just ways, highlighting research initiatives from across the globe. The chapters are divided into two themes, which together present fresh and innovative practices for language and literacy education focusing on Indigenous, plurilingual and digital literacies, among others. The first theme 'teaching through a multilingual and transcultural lens' illustrates innovative pedagogical practices that support and leverage cultural and linguistic diversity in the classroom. These chapters specifically focus on transculturally responsive pedagogies that promote identity affirmation, plurilingual literacies and transcultural awareness in various contexts. The second theme 'exploring transcultural spaces in K-12 and teacher education' takes a closer look into the transcultural spaces that characterize today's contemporary classrooms by focusing on students' and teachers' assumptions, perspectives and practices.