Resumen de Discussion: L1 as semiotic resource in content cum L2 learning at secondary level - empirical evidence from Hong Kong

David C.S. Li

• In this paper, I review the four articles in this special issue, elucidate the main challenges faced by bilingual teachers when helping their Cantonese-dominant students learn both the content and target language (English) through content and language integrated learning-compatible pedagogies, and give a critical appraisal of their respective contributions to good practices and theory-building in research on translanguaging or classroom code-switching.