The Power of Multilingualism: Voices and Choices in Inclusive Classrooms
Published on April 8, 2026
TESOL 2026
Nayr Ibrahim, Nord University in Norway
This keynote examines how multilingualism empowers learners and transforms classrooms into inclusive, dynamic learning environments. By centering student voices and giving them linguistic choices, teachers can challenge monolingual norms, foster equity, and embrace plurilingual identities. Together, let’s reimagine language education as a site of possibility, belonging, and pedagogical justice.
Nayr Ibrahim is associate professor of English Subject Pedagogy at Nord University in Norway. Her research interests include early language learning, learning to learn, multilingualism, multiple literacies, language and identity, children’s literature, children’s language rights.