K-pop in English Class: Turning Student Interest into Rigorous Learning

There is always a tension in education between what students love and what teachers value. Too often, we treat these as opposites. If something is popular, current, visual, musical, fast-moving, or deeply embedded in youth culture, it is often seen as less serious. Yet the world our students live in is shaped by exactly these … More K-pop in English Class: Turning Student Interest into Rigorous Learning

Translanguaging in the Classroom: Turning Multilingualism into a Learning Resource

In classrooms around the world, students bring with them a rich tapestry of languages, cultures, and experiences. For many years, schools often expected students to separate these languages—using only the official language of instruction in academic settings. However, growing research in language education challenges this idea and instead highlights the power of translanguaging as a … More Translanguaging in the Classroom: Turning Multilingualism into a Learning Resource