Conversation Currents: Language Brokering and Translanguaging in School

Ofelia García and Marjorie Faulstich Orellana discuss language brokering as a particular form of the more general kinds of translanguaging practices that bilinguals engage in. They consider the implications of a “translanguaging” framework for language education in general, and bilingual education in particular, and offer ways for teachers to build on the skills and experiences that youth have in crossing linguistic borders.