Multilingual Classroom Management: Challenges and Best Practices
Presenter Biography
Bushra Amil is a 2nd year PhD Student and a graduate assistant working with the Literacy Education program in the College of Education and Human Development. Her research interests include Language and Literacy, Applied Linguistics, Translanguaging and TESOL. Before coming to UMaine, Bushra was an English (ESL) teacher in Pakistan, with her MS in Applied Linguistics from the International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Bushra Amil
Graduate Assistant
University of Maine, Orono, ME
bushra.amil@maine.edu
Workshop Description
This workshop will explore the multiplicity of managing classrooms with multilingual learners. Participants will explore the numerous benefits and challenges of these richly diverse classrooms, with a focus on translanguaging strategies and best practices. This interactive workshop aims to equip teachers with tools and approaches to navigate various pedagogical translanguaging techniques in multilingual classrooms.