MAKING USE OF MULTILINGUALISM AT SCHOOL: A PEDAGOGY OF TRANSLANGUAGING

The article discusses the pedagogy of Translanguaging – a new direction of work with multilingual students at schools in Western Europe and America. The purpose of this article is to introduce the reader into the peculiarities of working in multilingual classes within the framework of translingual pedagogy. The increased migration flows of recent years have extremely aggravated the problem of teaching migrant children at school. The pedagogy of translingualism allows us to systematically rely on the capabilities of the native language of students. With this approach, the background knowledge of multilingual students is activated, and the awareness of their identity positively affects both school activities and the development of cognitive abilities of all students studying in multilingual classes. Teaching multilingual students in the classroom requires a specially thought-out and worked-out methodology. This article discusses the application of methods of translingual pedagogy when working with vocabulary, morphology and syntax, in teaching reading and writing, as well as in group project work. The article is based on the study of scientific literature on the pedagogy of translingualism, observation of the work of teachers in multilingual classes in Sollentuna (Sweden), as well as on the examples of personal experience of working with Russian-speaking students in multilingual classes. The article provides several examples of how the use of translingual practices allows all students, regardless of their proficiency in the language of instruction, to express, explain and discuss their ideas, work on projects, create written texts and audiovisual presentations. The main emphasis is placed on group work, for the success of which both the teacher and the members of the study group must accept the fact that a multilingual student should be given the opportunity to use all their language resources to acquire new knowledge and skills. The role of the teacher in this case is to organize and direct this process so that it brings maximum benefit to all students.