Miranda-Negrón, Ashley A.

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    Translanguaging: Using American Sign Language in the basic English 3101 classroom
    (2018-05) Miranda-Negrón, Ashley A.; Mazak, Catherine M.; College of Arts and Sciences - Art; Soto, Sandra; Carroll, Kevin; Flores, Leonardo; Department of English; Valderrama, Clara
    When teaching the Basic English 3101 course, English language learning was affected due to the lack of teacher-student communication in class. This lack of communication could be attributed to students’ fears towards communicating in the English language and the forceful implementation of English only language practices in their previous English courses. Throughout this study, the incorporation of English, Spanish and five signs in American Sign Language (“yes,” “no,” “understand,” “do not understand” and “question”) were carefully planned to allow translanguaging practices to challenge the lack of teacher-student communication in the Basic English 3101 classroom. A case study focused on qualitative data collection and analyses was conducted with undergraduate students enrolled in the Basic English 3101 course. In this study, English was established as the primary medium of instruction, while Spanish served as a stepping stone to improve students’ English skills. Meanwhile, the five signs in American Sign Language provided students with a sense of privacy, security and confianza. Hence, leading to the creation of a third space and challenging monolingual ideologies in the Basic English 3101 classroom.