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Educating Adolescent Newcomers in the Superdiverse Midwest

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This book juxtaposes superdiversity with English-centricity in the US, set against long-standing challenges with migration and language policy recently underlined by Donald Trump’s election. It exp...
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  • 24 March 2021
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This book juxtaposes superdiversity with the reality of English-centricity in the United States, set against the long-standing challenges regarding migration and language policy in the US, most recently underlined by Donald Trump’s 2016 election win and subsequent aggressive and partially successful attempts to limit migration. The book explores the history, policies, and practices of an adolescent newcomer program in Central Ohio, in the US Midwest, that seeks to provide an equitable and engaging education to its students. It addresses, on the one hand, positive, progressive institutional responses, including an embrace of translanguaging and a willingness to acknowledge and build on students’ languacultural backgrounds. On the other hand, the book explores the effects of inconsistent, inefficient and sometimes nonsensical patterns in these responses. The book analyzes student outcomes and argues that, although some students are well-served by the program, tensions in the program lead to uneven, and even troubling, behavior and results, ranging from poor academic performance to dropping out. Finally, the book addresses ongoing evolutions and debates to the program and their potential to realize the program's aspirations.

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Price: $45.95
Pages: 206
Publisher: Channel View Publications
Imprint: Multilingual Matters
Series: Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
Publication Date: 24 March 2021
Trim Size: 9.20 X 6.15 in
ISBN: 9781788927567
Format: Paperback
BISACs: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Bilingualism and multilingualism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, Migration, immigration and emigration, Education of bilingual or multilingual students
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Noteworthy in this compelling book are Seilstad’s practical suggestions for building students’ home language skills, applying translanguaging strategies in classrooms, and attending to the socio-emotional needs of immigrant and refugee teens. He thoughtfully challenges us to decenter English and focus more on supporting students’ languacultures to enhance equity and effectiveness.

Brian David Seilstad is Dean of Global Engagement at American Academy of Casablanca, Morocco. His research focuses on the fields of service-learning, language education, and the educational intersections of culture, migration and society.

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Introduction

Chapter 1: Tensions Between Superdiversity and Translanguaging, English-Centricity and 'Mainstream' in the Education of Adolescent Newcomers

Chapter 2: An English-centric Program with Multilingual Margins

Chapter 3: Students and Outcomes

Chapter 4: Aspirations for Better Program Futures

Conclusion

Methodological Appendix

References

Index