Newcastle University

ROMtels’ translanguaging/dual language approach is a natural and innovative way to support high quality teaching and learning. 

Using home language as a normal, everyday aspect of the primary classroom explores three themes:

• developing more open and trusting relationships between the children’s parents and their school
• understanding children’s cultural and linguistic backgrounds 
• increasing the value and respect of home languages and cultures.

A translanguaging approach makes sure children have access to cognitive academic language – which they need to learn about school subjects – in both their home language(s) and English.  This helps children talk about school work both in the classroom and at home with their parents and community.  

In this section:

• ROMtels guidance handbooks for teachers and teacher educators
• The translation process (Newcastle)
• Classroom use of Roma language(s) (Romania)
• Plurilingual museum visits (France)
• Making dual language books (Finland)