Journal on English as a Foreign Language (JEFL)
Vol 15 No 2 (2025): Issued in September 2025

Translanguaging practices and teacher perspectives in a CLIL program: A case study at a national plus school in Indonesia

Adira Lizaria Khafshoh (Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, Indonesia)
Mirjam Anugerahwati (Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, Indonesia)
Nurenzia Yannuar (Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, Indonesia)
Yazid Basthomi (Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Sep 2025

Abstract

The increasing adoption of content and language integrated learning (CLIL) in educational settings has caught teachers’ interest in using translanguaging as a tool to promote effective teaching and learning. Many studies have discussed translanguaging in CLIL, but limited studies have focused on young learners. This case study aims to explore translanguaging practices and perspectives in the CLIL context. Three teachers at one of the national plus schools in Malang, Indonesia, participated in this study. The data were obtained from classroom observations and interviews and analyzed using a thematic pattern. The results showed that teachers’ teaching practices, if seen from a translanguaging lens, while they were explaining the material, asking questions, giving tasks, and giving feedback to young learners. The reasons why the teachers applied translanguaging were to explain the materials and give advice to students, and to address students’ multilingual backgrounds. The advantages of performing translanguaging were to understand the instruction, explain the difficult materials, bond with students, and improve students’ vocabulary. This study suggests that integrating translanguaging strategies in CLIL might support more inclusive and effective teaching for young multilingual learners.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jefl

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

Journal on English as a Foreign Language (JEFL) is a peer reviewed and open access journal on teaching and learning English as a foreign and second language. The journal follows a double blind review policy. The primary objective of this journal is to publish research based articles that delve into ...