{"product_id":"refugee-resettlement-in-the-united-states-language-policy-pedagogy-paperback","title":"Refugee Resettlement in the United States: Language, Policy, Pedagogy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmily M. Feuerherm\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eVaidehi Ramanathan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edited 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 main themes of the chapters highlight: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe intersections of language education and refugee resettlement from community-based adult programs to elementary school classrooms;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe language (of) resettlement policies and politics in the United States at both the national level and at the local level focusing on the agencies and organizations that support refugees;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe discursive constructions of refugee-hood that are promulgated through the media, resettlement agencies, and even the refugees themselves.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume is highly relevant to current political debates of immigration, human rights, and education, and will be of interest to researchers of applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, anthropology, and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVaidehi 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724466720831,"sku":"9781783094561","price":94.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/41acc200e5a29c5d09d6f923b854b8c9.webp?v=1765102763","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/refugee-resettlement-in-the-united-states-language-policy-pedagogy-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}