New Open Access Publication on Translanguaging and L2 Motivation

[Melissa Slamet]

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to share our new open access publication on translanguaging, arts-based practices, and language learning motivation: Reconceptualising Motivation as Material-Semiotic Entanglements: Translanguaging in Graduate TESOL Education.

Jufenna Slamet, M., & Choi, J. (2026). Reconceptualising motivation as material-semiotic entanglements: Translanguaging in graduate TESOL education. International Journal of Applied Linguistics. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.70124

In this paper, we revisit the well‑known L2 Motivational Self System (L2MSS) (the ideal L2 self, the ought‑to self, and L2 learning experiences) and reimagine these motivational orientations through a translanguaging lens.

What we found:
When multilingual students engaged in arts‑rich translanguaging pedagogies, their motivations expanded far beyond achieving proficiency in a “target language.” They began developing critical multilingual stances, questioning dominant language ideologies and embracing the full richness of their linguistic repertoires.

This article forms part of the special issue on Translanguaging, Medium of Instruction, and L2 Learning Motivation. My sincere thanks to Kevin Tai and the entire editorial team for the invitation and for their exceptional work in bringing this collection together.

If this resonates with your research or teaching, I’d be delighted to connect further.

Have a great weekend!

Best regards,

Melissa Slamet 

Melissa Slamet

PhD Candidate in Education | Graduate Research Academic Associate

Languages and Literacies Education | Faculty of Education

Level 2, 100 Leicester Street | The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia

E: m.sl...@unimelb.edu.au  | https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/art-pl/about-artp/melissa-slamet/

W: Arts-Rich Translanguaging Pedagogy Lab  | 🎥ARTP in Action

Recent publications:

Jufenna Slamet, M., Gannaway, J., & Choi, J. (2025). ‘It is AI-translated but not entirely … ’: Beyond-the-human meshwork in multilingual academic literacy practices. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/13670050.2025.2576062

Choi, J., Cleeve Gerkens, R., & Jufenna Slamet, M. (2025). Sustaining a translanguaging community of practice: A narrative inquiry by teacher educators. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359866X.2025.2495772