About Us
Since 2018, LEAD Asia Pacific, a service unit of SIL International, in collaboration with Foundation for Applied Linguistics, has been developing the translanguaging education (TLE) program for multilingual classrooms with minoritized students in the 2/3rds world. Sangsok and Minjung have tried translanguaging pedagogy in various schools in towns and rural mountains in Chiangmai, Thailand in 2019 after library research in 2018. The 5-year TLE pilot research project, in further collaboration with Office of the Basic Education Commission in Chiangmai Province of Thailand with the funding from Child's Dream Foundation, began in May 2020 in three government schools in Chiangmai with 12 teachers for grade 4 to 6 in the four subjects of Thai, English, Math, and Science. To learn more about TLE, please contact us.
Meet The Team
Manna Mondal
Director of LEAD Asia Pacific
Manna has been overseeing and supportive for all the process of TLE research and development.
Diane Dekker Ph.D.
Diane has been providing us valuable inputs for TLE research and development from her rich experiences around the world.
Sangsok Son Ph.D.
TLE Research & Development Coordinator
Literacy & Education Consultant
LEAD Asia Pacific /
SIL International
Sangsok has been developing TL pedagogy in collaboration with the team and 12 teachers involved in the project. He led various TLE workshops for teachers, principals, and education supervisors.
Minjung Kim M.A.
TLE Research & Development Assistant
Literacy & Education Specialist
LEAD Asia Pacific/
SIL International
Minjung has been assisting Sangsok in developing TL pedagogies in various aspects. She designed various activities for TLE workshops.
Advisor for TLE Research & Development
Literacy & Education Coordinator for SIL International &
LEAD Asia Pacific
Wanna Tienmee
Advisor for TLE Project in Thailand
Executive Director of Foundation for Applied Linguistics
Ajan Wanna has been providing us valuable inputs for TLE research and development from her rich experiences from Thailand and neighboring countries.
Natthida Tannumsaeng
Natthida has been assisting a TLE research project on teachers' attitude and performance.
She has also co-facilitated 5 different TLE workshops.
Duangjit
Saenkhamphae
Duangjit has been TLE project coordinator for one year and also co-facilitated 5 different TLE workshops.
M. Patavee Pitchanan
Patavee has attended TLE trainers' workshop and co-facilitated the very first TLE workshop for teachers.