Translanguaging in English Medium Instruction Classrooms: A Qualitative Research Synthesis of Perceptions, Practices, and Pathways to Equity, Inclusion, and Epistemic Justice

[Kevin W. H. Tai (Prof.)]

Dear Members of the SIG,

Please see the message below from Singay regarding his new paper: Translanguaging in English Medium Instruction Classrooms: A Qualitative Research Synthesis of Perceptions, Practices, and Pathways to Equity, Inclusion, and Epistemic Justice

Message from Singay:

Just out: Translanguaging in English Medium Instruction Classrooms: A Qualitative Research Synthesis of Perceptions, Practices, and Pathways to Equity, Inclusion, and Epistemic Justice, in Research Synthesis in Applied Linguistics.

In this qualitative research synthesis paper, we examine translanguaging practices in the EMI context from 2017 to 2024, with a focus on students’ and teachers’ perceptions of translanguaging, the affordances and limitations of translanguaging pedagogy, and translanguaging's ability to address epistemic injustice and educational inequity in EMI classrooms.

Open Access Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/29984475.2026.2635490

Professor Kevin W. H. Tai

PhD (UCL), FHEA, FRSA  

Assistant Professor of Language and Literacy Education

Co-Director, Centre for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education

Faculty of Education 

The University of Hong Kong

Honorary Research Fellow, UCL Institute of Education, University College London

Editor, The Language Learning Journal (Routledge) 

Associate Editor, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism (Routledge)

Executive Guest Editor, International Journal of Applied Linguistics (Wiley) 

The World's Top 1% Scholar and HKU Scholar in the Top 1%, Clarivate Analytics, 2025

The World’s Top 2% Most-Cited Scientist (Languages and Linguistics), Stanford University, 2024 and 2025 (Elsevier)

Email (HKU): kevi...@hku.hk  

Email (UCL): kevi...@ucl.ac.uk  

Telephone: (852) 3917 6107  

Website: https://web.edu.hku.hk/faculty-academics/kwhtai