{"id":27988,"date":"2025-10-01T13:35:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=27988"},"modified":"2026-03-11T09:08:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:08:54","slug":"breaking-language-barriers-vut-mentors-explore-translanguaging-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/en_gb\/breaking-language-barriers-vut-mentors-explore-translanguaging-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking language barriers: VUT mentors explore translanguaging strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;VUT\u2019s Centre of Academic Development partnered with SADiLaR to host a translanguaging workshop, empowering mentors with multilingual teaching strategies and tools like Lexonomy.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>01 October 2025 | Story By: Thabisang Thebeeapelo | Picture: Keitumetse Mokgope<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 minutes read time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Breaking-language-barriers-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Breaking language barriers: VUT mentors explore translanguaging strategies\" class=\"wp-image-27989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Breaking-language-barriers-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Breaking-language-barriers-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Breaking-language-barriers-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Breaking-language-barriers-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Breaking-language-barriers-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Breaking-language-barriers.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 29 August 2025, the Centre of Academic Development (CAD) at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) hosted a transformative translanguaging workshop in partnership with the South African Digital Language Resources Centre (SADiLaR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The workshop was designed to equip VUT mentors and tutors from all faculties with innovative language strategies to enhance student learning and engagement. Translanguaging, the practice of using multiple languages flexibly in teaching and learning, is gaining recognition as a powerful approach in South Africa\u2019s multilingual context<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Facilitated by SADiLaR experts Mrs Marissa Griesel and Ms Jessica Mabaso, the session provided practical training and engaging discussions on implementing translanguaging strategies in academic support roles. Mrs Griesel delivered an in-depth presentation on terminology curation with the Lexonomy tool, distinguishing between multilingual communication, which involves the use of multiple languages, and multimodal communication, which encompasses various modes such as speech, text and images. 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