Tarun Tripathi presents paper at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece

Tarun Tripathi, a PhD Scholar in the Centre for Applied Linguistics & Translation Studies (CALTS), School of Humanities, University of Hyderabad (UoH) working under the supervision of Dr. Venkanna Ithagani presented his paper titled “A Critique on Translanguaging Approach & its Implications” at the 26th International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (ISTAL-26) held during 19-21 April 2024 at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki situated in Thessaloniki, Greece.

ISTAL, beginning since 1987, has been currently being organized on a biennial basis, by the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics of the School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.  ISTAL is a well-established event attracting renowned experts from all over the world, for the presentation of their research. A selection of articles presented at ISTAL is published in the journal ‘Selected papers on theoretical and applied linguistics’, other than the online publication of the ‘Book of Abstracts’.

Tarun Tripathi presented a detailed analysis of the concept of Translanguaging, and critiqued it both in its theory as well as in practice. To be precise, the conclusion page could simply assert that ‘Translanguaging is in no doubt an inevitable natural phenomenon; But it is in no way highly celebrable in a language learning classroom’.

Tarun, being the only scholar to attend this year ISTAL from India, got to interact there with a range of scholars & linguists from different parts of the world, including Ianthi Maria Tsimpli, the current Chair of English and Applied Linguistics in University of Cambridge.

Tarun has been receiving IOE publication incentives from the IOE for his papers in UGC CARE journal, which helped him also to arrange for his expenses. He was also sanctioned the IOE Travel Grant for attending this conference.

He paid a sort of visual acknowledgement to the University of Hyderabad, for the support he received from his institution, also because this being his first conference ever, international or even within nation.