Teaching Adult Immigrants with Limited Formal Education

Theory, Research and Practice

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

AvJoy Kreeft Peyton,Martha Young-Scholten

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Adult migrants who received little or no formal education in their home countries face a unique set of challenges when attempting to learn the languages of their new countries. Few adult migrants with limited or no literacy in their native languages successfully attain higher levels of literacy in their additional languages, even if they attain high levels of oral proficiency.This book, the result of a European- and United States-wide collaborative research project, aims to assist teachers working with adult migrants to address this attainment gap and help students reach the highest possible levels of literacy in their new languages. The chapters provide the latest research-informed evidence on the acquisition of linguistic competence and the development of reading in a new language by adults. The book concludes with a chapter that addresses the challenges and opportunities faced by this group of learners and their teachers, with specific instructional strategies that can be used.The book will be an invaluable resource for teachers, tutors and training providers, as well as volunteers, who work with adult migrants.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-07-07
Mått170 x 225 x 12 mm
Vikt345 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor191
FörlagMultilingual Matters
ISBN9781788926980

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Larry Condelli: PrefaceChapter 1. Martha Young-Scholten and Joy Kreeft Peyton: Introduction: Understanding Adults Learning to Read for the First Time in a New Language: Multiple PerspectivesChapter 2. Minna Suni and Taina Tammelin-Laine: Language and Literacy in Social ContextChapter 3. Marcin Sosiński: Reading from a Psycholinguistic PerspectiveChapter 4. Pia Holtappels, Kerstin Chlubek, Andreas Rohde, Kim Schick, and Johanna Schnuch: VocabularyChapter 5. Martha Young-Scholten and Rola Naeb: Acquisition and Assessment of MorphosyntaxChapter 6. Belma Haznedar: Bilingualism and MultilingualismChapter 7. Nancy Faux and Susan Watson: Teaching and Tutoring Adult Learners with Limited Education and Literacy

Teaching literacy to adult migrants who are learning the language of their new countries requires specific competences. This book offers valuable suggestions, framing them in both the context of research on second language acquisition, bilingualism and literacy learning, and the socio-political dimension of migration. Exhaustive information and clear language make it a valuable tool for all involved in teaching and immigration.