Educating Adolescent Newcomers in the Superdiverse Midwest

Multilingual Students in English-centric Contexts
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-78892-757-4
Verlag: Multilingual Matters

Buch, Englisch, 206 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 493 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Seilstad, Brian

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sonderpädagogik, Heilpädagogik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Tables and Figures

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

Über Autor(innen)

Seilstad, Brian
Brian Seilstad is Director for Internationalization and Partnerships, Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco. He is the author of Educating Adolescent Newcomers in the Superdiverse Midwest: Multilingual Students in English-centric Contexts (Multilingual Matters, 2021).

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.