Translanguaging-ikuspegia lehen hezkuntzako ikasgelan. Ba al du eraginik ikasleen euskara-mailan?

Abstract

Translanguaging is an umbrella term that encompasses a variety of theories and pedagogical practices that aim at softening boundaries among languages. The current study is part of a larger research project that highlight similarities among Basque, Spanish and English and breaks with the strict separation among languages in class. The specific focus of this study is to examine the effect of the intervention on the development of the Basque language. Participants were 89 students from 5th and 6th grade of primary edu- cation from a public school of the Basque Autonomous Community. All students completed the Basque read- ing test before and after the intervention. Beside, a Basque language teacher who took part in the interven- tion participated in a semi-guided interview to gather further information about the pedagogical project. The results indicate that the pedagogical intervention based on translanguaging did not have a negative effect on students' Basque competence. Furthermore, the teacher provided a positive feedback about the intervention and highlighted the value of the materials to promote students' language and metalinguistic awareness.

KEYWORDS: translanguaging, multilingual education, metalinguistic awareness, language aware- ness, primary education