A translanguager's take on a synergy-driven SLA/T

[Tai, Kevin Wai Hin]

Dear Members of the SIG,

This commentary, written by Professor Josh Prada, considers interdisciplinary synergies as a core element in translanguaging from the perspective of a translanguaging scholar. Specifically, it highlights the importance of context in shaping our repertoires, which further reinforces the idea that "our repertoires are always in flex. They change with(-in) us". 

Reference:

Prada, J. (2025). A translanguager's take on a synergy-driven SLA/T. The Modern Language Journal, 109(S1), 116-118. 

Open Access Link: https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.12974

Many thanks,

Kevin Tai 

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, IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London

Editor, The Language Learning Journal (Routledge) 

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

Executive Guest Editor, Learning and Instruction (Elsevier) 

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

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

Email (HKU): kevi...@hku.hk  

Email (UCL): kevi...@ucl.ac.uk   

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