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Week 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| translanguaging | using multiple languages in a flexible way; thinking in multiple languages ex: speaking "Spanglish" - a mix of Spanish and English |
| language dominance | a social process in which different languages have come to be assigned different levels of importance ex: because our societies have been built on racism and xenophobia, English is seen as "more important" than indigenous languages |
| sequential bilingual | someone became bilingual by first learning one language and then another ex: a student who speaks Mandarin at home learns English once they go to school |