Refugee Resettlement in the United States : : Language, Policy, Pedagogy /

Refugee Resettlement in the United States : : Language, Policy, Pedagogy / / ed. by Emily M. Feuerherm, Vaidehi Ramanathan.

This edited volume brings together scholars from various disciplines to discuss how language is used by, for, and about refugees in the United States in order to deepen our understanding of what 'refugee' and 'resettlement' mean. The main themes of the chapters highlight: the int...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2015
MitwirkendeR:
Camps, Diana M.J.,
Feuerherm, Emily M.,
Fredricks, Daisy E.,
Leymarie, Cassie D.,
Loring, Ariel,
Ludwig, Bernadette,
Ramanathan, Vaidehi,
Shapiro, Shawna,
Shrestha, Tina,
Tyeklar, Nora,
Warriner, Doris,
HerausgeberIn:
Feuerherm, Emily M.,
Ramanathan, Vaidehi,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2015]
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Online Access:
Physical Description:1 online resource
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contributors
  • 1. Introduction to Refugee Resettlement in the United States: Language, Policies, Pedagogies
  • Part 1: Defining Refugees through Policy and Practice
  • 2. Positionings of Refugees, Aliens and Immigrants in the Media
  • 3. The Different Meanings of the Word Refugee
  • 4. Restraining English Instruction for Refugee Adults in the United States
  • Part 2: Resettlement Practices and Effects on Education
  • 5. Building a Participatory Program for Iraqi Refugee Women and Families: Negotiating Policies and Pedagogies
  • 6. Learning English, Speaking Hindi: The Paradox of (Language) Integration Among Nepalis in the United States
  • 7. A 'Slippery Slope' Toward 'Too Much Support'? Ethical Quandaries Among College Faculty/Staff Working with Refugee-Background Students
  • 8. 'Talk English!' Refugee Youth and Policy Shaping in Restrictive Language Contexts
  • 9. The US Refugee Resettlement Process: A Path to Self-Sufficiency or Marginalization?
  • 10. Language as a Fund of Knowledge: The Case of Mama Rita and Implications for Refugee Policy
  • Index

Similar Items