Translanguaging in Classroom Discourse

The book titled Translanguaging in Classroom Discourse, authored by Kevin W. H. Tai and published in 2026 as part of the Cambridge Elements in Applied Linguistics series, arrives at a timely moment for language education research. As classrooms worldwide grow increasingly multilingual and multicultural, the question of how teachers and students draw on their full communicative repertoire - rather than being confined to a single-named language - has become both theoretically urgent and practically vital. This compact yet substantive volume makes a compelling case that translanguaging is not a pedagogical add-on or a concession to linguistic diversity, but rather an ethical and epistemological imperative for creating equitable learning environments.