Transitioning From L1 Medium of Instruction to L2 English Medium Instruction: The Role of Translanguaging in Contributing to EFL Students’ Language Learning Motivation

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Tai, Kevin Wai Hin

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Aug 4, 2025, 7:06:47 AMAug 4

to Special Interest Group for Translanguaging and Inclusive Education, Kevin W. H. Tai (Prof.)

Dear Members of the SIG,

I would like to take this opportunity to share the following paper with you all. This paper presents the reconceptualised framework of Second Language Motivational Self-System (L2MSS) for researching translanguaging and language learning motivation, which integrates micro-, meso-, and macro-level analyses, in order to understand how the creation of a translanguaging space in English Medium Instruction (EMI) classrooms shape students' translanguaging learning experience, contribute to students' language learning motivation and facilitate their transition from first language medium of instruction to a new EMI environment.

Reference:

Tai, K. W. H. (2025). Transitioning from L1 Medium of Instruction to L2 English Medium Instruction: The Role of Translanguaging in Contributing to EFL Students’ Language Learning Motivation. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Advance online publication.

Open Access Link: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.12820

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)

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