
English Literacy Educators Working with Refugee Families
An Intercultural Approach to Adult Education
- 136 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
English Literacy Educators Working with Refugee Families
An Intercultural Approach to Adult Education
About this book
English Literacy Educators Working with Refugee Families highlights best practices for English literacy instruction when working with refugees in the United States. Given the global refugee crisis around the world, the topic of teaching language to refugees is of increasing importance. The volume addresses this pressing issue and provides valuable insights and tools for educators working with refugees and immigrants in a variety of programs.
With contributions from authors who have experience teaching refugees, the book details innovative strategies and first-hand knowledge grounded in theory, research, and practice in adult education. Book contributors provide a review of the contexts for teaching refugees and illustrate the importance of implementing an intercultural communicative framework in the English literacy classroom.
The book will be beneficial to pre-service teachers, students in undergraduate and graduate programs learning about adult literacy education, as well as educators and researchers interested in refugee education.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Endorsements
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Foreword: Experiences Teaching Literacy to Adult Refugee Learners
- Acknowledgments
- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
- 1 The Need for a Best Practices Model Teaching English Literacy to Refugees
- 2 US Refugee Resettlement Process, Programs, and Services
- 3 Impact of Immigration Policy on Adult Literacy Teaching
- 4 Intercultural Communicative Competence for Refugee Learners
- 5 Community-Led Gardens as Transformative Classrooms For Adult Refugee English Learners and Families
- 6 The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations Supporting Adult Refugees and Families
- 7 Considerations and Strategies for Teaching Refugee Adult English Learners
- 8 A Best Practices Model for Teaching Refugee Adults and Families
- 9 Best Practices Working With Refugees Concluding Thoughts
- Index