Innovations in English language teaching for migrants and refugees

The focus of this volume is on English language teaching for migrants and refugees.

Edited by David Mallows, this collection brings a wealth of ideas and practices in English language teaching, and aims to stimulate new thinking and experimentation, by providing accounts of innovative experiences from a range of national and international contexts. It is written from the perspective of those who work with and teach this diverse group of adults and children. Migrants and refugees come from very different geographical areas and have left their home countries for very different reasons. They may have come to the UK to join a spouse, to seek job opportunities or to flee violence and persecution. They will have had very different experiences of education: some will have had no formal schooling and others will have studied to a high level and hold relevant academic and professional qualifications. Some will join settled communities, while others will be living in isolation.

The chapters in this volume are organised chronologically. There are three chapters with a focus on primary education, four looking at the secondary sector, one chapter about 16–19 year olds and six chapters focusing on adult ESOL. While we used the phase of education as an organising principle, many of the ideas discussed could be equally applied to other age groups.
 
As well as being thought-provoking and enjoyable, each chapter in this volume demonstrates that there is great potential for more formalised and structured collaboration between EAL and ESOL practitioners.

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