Despite growing attention, translanguaging is often treated as a universal practice, with insufficient attention to how it is shaped by Global South English as a Foreign Language (EFL) conditions. This systematic review analyzes empirical studies on translanguaging in the Thai EFL context. Drawing on García et al.’s (2017) and Cenoz and Gorter’s (2021) translanguaging frameworks, the study synthesizes findings from 13 peer -reviewed studies published between 2009 and 2025. Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta -Analyses (PRISMA) framework, this review examined how EFL teachers applied translanguaging across different educational levels. The findings showed that translanguaging had become a common instructional approach in Thai EFL. Teachers generally adopted linguistically resource-oriented stances, implemented planned pedagogical designs, and employed frequent translanguaging shifts to scaffold learning and manage classroom interaction. Moreover, the use of the whole linguistic repertoire emerged as the most prev alent practice, while metalinguistic awareness activities were limited, and integrated language curricula were largely absent at the institutional level. The discussion reveals a field in transition, where translanguaging functions simultaneously as both a practical teaching strategy and an emerging pedagogical orientation within an English-hegemony educational system. This study also offers implications for classroom practice, teacher education, and language education policymakers.
Abstract Introduction Literature Review Pedagogical Translanguaging and Teacher Practices Translanguaging Research in the Thai EFL Setting Methods Literature Identification Data Analysis Findings Teachers’ Translanguaging Practices in Terms of Their Stance, Design, and Shift Teachers’ Translingual Practices According to Cenoz and Gorter’s (2021) Translanguaging Framework Discussion Reconceptualizing Teacher Agency Through Translanguaging Stance, Design, and Shift Uneven Realizations of Pedagogical Translanguaging in Thai EFL Classrooms Conclusion Acknowledgements The Authors References Appendix A
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간행물
간행물명
The Journal of AsiaTEFL
간기
계간
pISSN
1738-3102
eISSN
2466-1511
수록기간
2004~2026
등재여부
SCOPUS,KCI 등재
십진분류
KDC 740DDC 420
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / The Journal of AsiaTEFL Vol.23 No.3