Teaching Translation, Teaching Culture: Fostering Identity through Classroom Practices

This book explores the vital role of translation in language teaching, emphasizing its power to connect language, culture, and identity. It begins by examining how translation serves as a bridge for understanding and a lens for deeper meaning. Moving from theory to practice, the text illustrates how translation can foster critical thinking, encourage student voice, and cultivate intercultural empathy.

The work also investigates the role of identity in language learning, showing how engaging with multiple languages through translation helps learners discover themselves and develop as global citizens. Context-based classroom practices, including localized activities, drama, and community-based materials, are presented to awaken cultural curiosity and make learning meaningful.

Teachers are framed as intercultural guides, responsible for managing diverse classrooms and creating reflective, inclusive learning spaces. The book concludes by emphasizing the integration of language, culture, and identity, connecting classroom experiences to real-world contexts, and offering reflections to inspire both educators and learners toward meaningful teaching and learning.