Writing Matters: Dear Pen Pal: Reimagining Writing through Translanguaging

Zhongfeng Tian

doi:10.58680/la20261035356

May 1, 2026Language Arts

Writing Matters: Dear Pen Pal: Reimagining Writing through Translanguaging

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The research aims to explore the impact of translanguaging on children's writing and their identities through a pen pal exchange.
Conducted a transnational pen pal exchange among children to facilitate bilingual writing practices.
Utilized qualitative analysis to assess the children's writing and their engagement with translanguaging.
Examined the influence of writing on children's self-identification and social connections.
Children demonstrated increased engagement in writing due to the freedom of using multiple languages.
Identities broadened as children expressed themselves more fully within their translanguaging repertoires.
Writing was reported as a vehicle for emotional and social connection beyond traditional monolingual practices.

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Explores writing connections in children through translanguaging practices, suggesting new educational approaches.

Abstract

Through a transnational pen pal exchange, writing emerges as connection and possibility, moving beyond monolingual norms to honor children’s translanguaging repertoires and identities.

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