From Pariah to Partner: The Effect of Translanguaging on The Strategic Competence of ESL Learners in Pakistan
This study explores the impact of a translanguaging pedagogical approach on the development of strategic competence in English as a Second Language (ESL) learners focusing on secondary school students in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Strategic competence, essential for managing communication...
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Department of English, University of Chitral
2024-09-01
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This study explores the impact of a translanguaging pedagogical approach on the development of strategic competence in English as a Second Language (ESL) learners focusing on secondary school students in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Strategic competence, essential for managing communication breakdowns, remains underdeveloped in traditional monolingual ESL classrooms. This research used a quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest control group design with 10th-grade male students, comparing a translanguaging-based approach with a conventional monolingual teaching model. The experimental group used their first language (L1) as a cognitive resource in language learning, while the control group adhered to a traditional approach. The findings indicate a significant improvement in the strategic competence of the experimental group, suggesting that integrating L1 in ESL pedagogy enhances communication strategies and reduces affective filters. The study calls for a shift from monolingual to multilingual teaching practices in Pakistan's ESL classrooms, advocating for the use of students' full linguistic repertoire as an asset for language learning. The findings offer insights for curriculum developers, educators, and policymakers to improve ESL education in multilingual contexts.
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| spelling | doaj-art-9d7c3f0382ef41e98f2463232467a09b2025-08-20T03:56:18ZengDepartment of English, University of ChitralUniversity of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature2617-36112663-15122024-09-018IFrom Pariah to Partner: The Effect of Translanguaging on The Strategic Competence of ESL Learners in PakistanAftab Hussain0Shahabullah1Zakir Ali2Shan Zeb3PhD Scholar, Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, PakistanLecturer, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, AbbottabadMPhil Scholar, Department of English, Northern University NowsheraMPhil Scholar, Department of English, Northern University Nowshera This study explores the impact of a translanguaging pedagogical approach on the development of strategic competence in English as a Second Language (ESL) learners focusing on secondary school students in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Strategic competence, essential for managing communication breakdowns, remains underdeveloped in traditional monolingual ESL classrooms. This research used a quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest control group design with 10th-grade male students, comparing a translanguaging-based approach with a conventional monolingual teaching model. The experimental group used their first language (L1) as a cognitive resource in language learning, while the control group adhered to a traditional approach. The findings indicate a significant improvement in the strategic competence of the experimental group, suggesting that integrating L1 in ESL pedagogy enhances communication strategies and reduces affective filters. The study calls for a shift from monolingual to multilingual teaching practices in Pakistan's ESL classrooms, advocating for the use of students' full linguistic repertoire as an asset for language learning. The findings offer insights for curriculum developers, educators, and policymakers to improve ESL education in multilingual contexts. https://jll.uoch.edu.pk/index.php/jll/article/view/415Translanguaging, Strategic Competence, Monolingualism, Multilingualism, L1 in L2 Classroom, Inclusive Education |
| spellingShingle | Aftab Hussain Shahabullah Zakir Ali Shan Zeb From Pariah to Partner: The Effect of Translanguaging on The Strategic Competence of ESL Learners in Pakistan University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature Translanguaging, Strategic Competence, Monolingualism, Multilingualism, L1 in L2 Classroom, Inclusive Education |
| title | From Pariah to Partner: The Effect of Translanguaging on The Strategic Competence of ESL Learners in Pakistan |
| title_full | From Pariah to Partner: The Effect of Translanguaging on The Strategic Competence of ESL Learners in Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | From Pariah to Partner: The Effect of Translanguaging on The Strategic Competence of ESL Learners in Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Pariah to Partner: The Effect of Translanguaging on The Strategic Competence of ESL Learners in Pakistan |
| title_short | From Pariah to Partner: The Effect of Translanguaging on The Strategic Competence of ESL Learners in Pakistan |
| title_sort | from pariah to partner the effect of translanguaging on the strategic competence of esl learners in pakistan |
| topic | Translanguaging, Strategic Competence, Monolingualism, Multilingualism, L1 in L2 Classroom, Inclusive Education |
| url | https://jll.uoch.edu.pk/index.php/jll/article/view/415 |
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