The notion of translanguaging practices has hitherto achieved its salience and popularity in the EFL classroom, resulting in debates among practitioners and scholars concerning how different languages should be juxtaposed in a language-learning class. This article reports on research that questions the existence and the utilization of translanguaging practices and their pedagogical implications in higher education within EFL contexts such as Indonesia. The participants encompassed 78 EFL lecturers from seven private and state universities across Indonesia. This study utilized a qualitative method, including a questionnaire and an interview, to examine the current state of instructional practices, identify motives, values, and views, and showcase the implications of translanguaging practices in the EFL classroom context. The study found that translanguaging helps lecturers showcase, elaborate on, and reinforce the content of learning materials, guide them as explanatory and managerial strategies in their classroom, motivate students to speak within peer discussion and create an engaging learning environment flexibly. These findings provide insight into the pedagogical implications and practices of teaching English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia. The implication lies within three specific facets. First, it enhances student participation in group activities and improves learning outcomes in teaching reading and writing. Secondly, it can aid students in enhancing their multilingual skills, particularly proficiency in the English language. Third, translanguaging enables students to strengthen and develop their cognitive, affective, and social engagement.

Authors:
Bayu Andika Prasatyo, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Indonesia
Setiono Sugiharto, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Indonesia

About the Presenter(s)
I'am Currently a lecturer at the Department of English, STBA Technocrat. My research interests include world Englishes, language ideologies, identity and general issues in Sociolinguistics of Globalization.

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