College English Jan 2011

Opinion: Language Difference in Writing: Toward a Translingual Approach

Bruce Horner ; Min-Zhan Lu ; Jacqueline Jones Royster ; John Trimbur

Abstract

Arguing against the emphasis of traditional U.S. composition classes on linguistically homogeneous situations, the authors contend that this focus is at odds with actual language use today. They call for a translingual approach, which they define as seeing difference in language not as a barrier to overcome or as a problem to manage, but as a resource for producing meaning in writing, speaking, reading, and listening.

Journal
College English
Published
2011-01-01
DOI
10.58680/ce201113403
Open Access
Closed
Topics
translingualism

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