By giving students the opportunity to write in their home language, they are are invited to explore their literary abilities rather than focusing (and often getting stuck)on their target language only linguistic capacity.
Example:
Invite students to quick write or draft in their home language, they can then focus on developing or transforming this writing in the target language as they get further into the writing process.
Further Reading:
CUNY NYSIEB – Translanguaging in Curriculum and Instruction
Created by Maria Cioe-Pena
Reviewed by Louis Olander
Categorised in: (2) Language, Math Expressions, Symbols, (4) Physical Action, (5) Expression and Fluency, (7) Recruiting Interest, (8) Effort and Persistence, ACTION AND EXPRESSION, ENGAGEMENT, REPRESENTATION