Refugee Resettlement in the United States - Language, Policy, Pedagogy

This volume brings together scholars from various disciplines to discuss how language is used by, for and about refugees in the United States in order to deepen our understanding of what 'refugee' and 'resettlement' mean. The book will be of interest to researchers of applied linguistics and sociolinguistics, anthropology and cultural studies.

About the author

Emily M. Feuerherm is Assistant Professor of Linguistics at University of Michigan-Flint, USA. Her research interests include second language acquisition, language policy, citizenship and participatory action research.
Vaidehi Ramanathan is Professor of Applied Sociolinguistics at University of California, Davis, USA. Her previous publications include Language Policies and (Dis)Citizenship: Rights, Access, Pedagogies (Multilingual Matters, 2013) and Bodies and Language: Health, Ailments, Disabilities (Multilingual Matters, 2009).

Summary

This volume brings together scholars from various disciplines to discuss how language is used by, for and about refugees in the United States in order to deepen our understanding of what ‘refugee’ and ‘resettlement’ mean. The book will be of interest to researchers of applied linguistics and sociolinguistics, anthropology and cultural studies.

Product details

• Assisted by: Emily M Feuerherm (Editor), Emily M. Feuerherm (Editor), Vaidehi Ramanathan (Editor), Vaidehi (University of California Ramanathan (Editor)
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2015
• EAN: 9781783094561
• ISBN: 978-1-78309-456-1
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 324 g
• Series: None
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories