'A timely and essential contribution for language educators seeking to integrate translation meaningfully into their practice. Written by a teacher with first-hand classroom experience, it offers realistic, classroom-based strategies. By focusing on the pedagogical use of translation as a plurilingual strategy, the text redefines it as a dynamic, communicative practice deeply connected to learners’ identities and linguistic repertoires. Practical, insightful, and theoretically informed, this book brings much-needed, innovative ideas to teachers ready to use translation creatively and effectively.'