Reconciling Translingualism and Second Language Writing

This book brings together top scholars on different sides of the important scholarly debate between the translingual movement and the field of second language writing. Drawing on a wide range of perspectives, this volume examines the differences in theory and practice with the hope of promoting reconciliation between the two schools of thought. Chapters address the tensions in the relationship between translingualism and second language writing and explore programs, pedagogies, and research that highlight commonalities between the two camps. With contributions from leading scholars, this book comprehensively addresses the issues related to this contentious debate and offers ways to bring the two camps into conversation with one another in a way that promotes effective teaching practices. By providing a panoramic view of the current situation, the text is a timely and unique contribution to TESOL, applied linguistics, and composition studies.

1. Introduction: Reconciling Translingualism and Second Language WritingZhaozhe Wang and Tony SilvaPart 1: Reconciling Discourses2. The Discursive Construction of "Translingualism vs. Second Language Writing": What We’ve Created and How We Might Move OnChristine Tardy3. Future Perfect Tense: Kairos as a Heuristic for ReconciliationJay JordanPart 2: Reconciling Languages4. Addressing Language Statuses in the Writing of Multilingual StudentsSuresh Canagarajah 5. Language Difference, Translinguality, and L2 Writing: Conflations, Confusions, and the Work of Writing Bruce Horner6. It’s Always Already about Language: Hopeful Paths for Productive Exchange between 2nd Language Writing and TranslingualismChristiane Donahue7. Two Sides of the Same Coin? The Complementary Role of Fixity and Fluidity Orientations in Writing StudiesJeroen GeversPart 3: Reconciling Scholarship8. Weathering the Translingual StormPaul Kei Matsuda9. A Translingual Scholar and Second Language Writing Scholar Talk It Out: Steps Toward ReconciliationMichelle Cox and Missy Watson10. Do There Really Have to be Two Sides? A Possible Path forward for Translingual and Second Language Writing ScholarsDana Ferris11. Critical Pragmatism as a Middle Ground in Discussions of Linguistic DiversityTodd Ruecker and Shawna Shapiro12. The Yin-Yang of Writing Education in GlobalizationXiaoye YouPart 4: Reconciling Institutions13. Toward a Performative Commitment to HeterogeneityRyuko Kubota14. Tear Down the Wall: Institutional Structures vs. Translingual RealitiesJonathan Hall and Maria JerskeyPart 5: Reconciling Curricula and Pedagogies15. Weighing English: Accounting for Power in Translingual WritingLisa R. Arnold16. Beyond Disciplinary Divides: Coming to Terms with the Centrality of TranslationNancy Bou Ayash17. With or without TranslingualismQian Du, Ha Ram Kim, Jerry Won Lee, Karen Lenz, Neda Sahranavard and Sarah Sok18. Opening the Door: Towards a Framework for a Translingual ApproachBrooke R. Schreiber19. Teaching and Learning Paths Toward Reconciling Translingualism and Second Language WritingCarol Severino

Tony Silva is a professor of English and the Director of the Graduate Program in Second Language Studies at Purdue University, U.S.A. Zhaozhe Wang is a doctoral candidate and graduate instructor in the Department of English at Purdue University, U.S.A.