Huma Hasna Riaz Ahmed

Discover why plurilingualism in classrooms enhances learning, engagement, and confidence. Embrace multilingual teaching strategies today. 'Only English, please.’ We’ve all said it. We’ve all meant well. And sometimes, it feels like the right thing to say. But after almost two decades of teaching in multilingual classrooms, I’ve come to realise something: maybe it’s not. Let me tell you why. Why plurilingual teaching matters – especially now Most English teachers today work in multilingual classrooms. Yet many of our methods still reflect monolingual assumptions – that English must be learnt in isolation from other languages. But research tells a different story. Macaro (2005) found...

The author shares her teaching and learning experiences.