Irene is a Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication major. She will be presenting her research, "Learning In A Multilingual World: South Africa", at Virtual URCAD 2020!
Co-presenters: Nicole Barkley, Johanna Caba
Abstract:
South Africa has a long history of multilingualism with its multitude of indigenous languages and the history of colonialism and apartheid. It has eleven official languages, nine of which are indigenous to South Africa, as well as English and Afrikaans. Multilingualism and translanguaging are common outside of the classroom, but have only recently started to enter the classroom on a wider scale. The information gained from a real world application of translanguaging can help other countries learn how to create a culture and systems that support a wide array of languages within a society. This qualitative research has been conducted collaboratively. The data were gathered from various sources such as research papers, news articles, websites, books, and videos. The in-depth study of these sources showed that teachers receive more responses when they speak in a language with which the student is more familiar; however, students feel more comfortable when translanguaging in a non-classroom setting than in the classroom.
Mentor: Irina Golubeva, Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication, UMBC
Come see Irene's poster and other undergraduate research and creative work , April 22-29th at URCAD.umbc.edu!
