Proyeto Transformar: Transcending Language Boundaries By Fostering A Translingual-Community Engaged Pedagogy For All
Through Proyecto Transformar, we designed and implemented a linguistically inclusive faculty learning community (FLC) to promote a Translingual-Community Engaged approach to higher education teaching. Translingual pedagogies can be applied in all teaching contexts across disciplines and are anchored in active learning through community engagement. Two goals guided our project: (1) Creating a FLC that invested in designing and implementing linguistically inclusive and community engaged teaching practices; and (2) Building capacity in translingual community-engaged teaching and learning. We designed and implemented a high quality FLC in the Spring 2018 semester; 10 faculty members were selected to participate from across academic disciplines, including music, Spanish, health, math, bilingual studies, writing, business, learning framework, history, and political science. This awarded grant assisted us in funding stipends for faculty participants and undergraduate and graduate research assistants, which was fundamental to accomplishing outcomes and deliverables.
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