Talking About Global Migration : : Implications for Language Teaching / / Theresa Catalano.

How do migrants describe themselves and their experiences? As the world faces a migration crisis, there is an enhanced need for educational responses to the linguistic and cultural diversity of student bodies, and for consideration of migrant students at all levels of the curriculum. This book explo...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Complete eBook-Package 2016
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Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2016]
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Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:New Perspectives on Language and Education
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  • Part 1: Beginnings
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Terminology and Types of Migrants
  • 3. What are Metaphor and Metonymy?
  • 4. Media Discourse and Migrants
  • Part 2: The Stories
  • 5. Adventure Migrants
  • 6. Refugee/Asylum Seekers
  • 7. Family-Reunion/Child Migrants
  • 8. Economic Migrants
  • 9. Third Culture Kids (TCKs)
  • 10. Love and/or Marriage Migrants
  • Part 3: The Metaphors and Metonymies
  • 11. Summary of Dominant Metaphors/Metonymies in the Stories
  • 12. Media Discourse vs. Migrant Discourse
  • Part 4: Conclusion and Future Directions
  • 13. Conclusion and Future Directions
  • Appendix A: Methodology
  • Appendix B: Resources for New Migrants
  • References
  • Index