Indonesian Teachers’ Translanguaging Practices In A University Efl Classroom

Abstract

Translanguaging is a tool for meaning-making which involves several languages in one condition. The numerous studies of translanguaging in Indonesian Higher Education context is still rarely found. Thus, to fill this gap, this article aims to observe the implementation of translanguaging in one of the Universities in Indonesia, the particular place is in Yogyakarta. This research is intended to answer how helpful translanguaging practices are in the classroom. By using observation study, the data was collected by recording a whole classroom interaction. The study involves a lecturer as a main participant. The data was analysed by using observational analysis. The findings of this study revealed that translanguaging practice was helpful for the students in order to resolve students’ comprehension in learning English, in which using repertoire.