Prelims

Language, Teaching, and Pedagogy for Refugee Education

ISBN: 978-1-78714-800-0, eISBN: 978-1-78714-799-7

ISSN: 2055-3641

Publication date: 2 January 2019

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(2019), "Prelims", Sengupta, E. and Blessinger, P. (Ed.) Language, Teaching, and Pedagogy for Refugee Education (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Vol. 15), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. i-viii. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120180000015016

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Language, Teaching, and Pedagogy for Refugee Education

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Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning

Series Editor: Patrick Blessinger

Recent Volumes:

Volume 1: Inquiry-based Learning for Faculty and Institutional Development: A Conceptual and Practical Resource for Educators – Edited by John M. Carfora and Patrick Blessinger
Volume 2: Inquiry-based Learning for the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences: A Conceptual and Practical Resource for Educators – Edited by Patrick Blessinger and John M. Carfora
Volume 3: Inquiry-based Learning for Multidisciplinary Programs: A Conceptual and Practical Resource for Educators – Edited by Patrick Blessinger and John M. Carfora
Volume 4: Inquiry-based Learning for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Programs: A Conceptual and Practical Resource for Educators – Edited by Patrick Blessinger and John M. Carfora
Volume 5: University Partnerships for Community and School System Development – Edited by Barbara Cozza and Patrick Blessinger
Volume 6: Emerging Directions in Doctoral Education – Edited by Patrick Blessinger and Denise Stockley
Volume 7: University Partnerships for Academic Programs and Professional Development
Volume 8: University Partnerships for International Development
Volume 9: Engaging Dissonance
Volume 10: University Partnerships for Pre-service and Teacher Development
Volume 11: Refugee Education: Integration and Acceptance of Refugees in Mainstream Society – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta and Patrick Blessinger
Volume 12: Contexts for Diversity and Gender Identities in Higher Education: International Perspectives on Equity and Inclusion – Edited by Jaimie Hoffman, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla Makhanya
Volume 13: Strategies, Policies, and Directions for Refugee Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta and Patrick Blessinger
Volume 14: Perspectives on Diverse Student Identities in Higher Education – Edited by Patrick Blessinger

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Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning Volume 15

Language, Teaching, and Pedagogy for Refugee Education

Edited By

Enakshi Sengupta

The American University of Kurdistan, Iraq

Patrick Blessinger

St. John’s University, USA

International HETL Association, USA

Created in partnership with the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association

United Kingdom – North America – Japan India – Malaysia – China

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Contents

List of Contributors vii
Part I Seeking Higher Education
Introduction to Language, Teaching, and Pedagogy for Refugee Education
Enakshi Sengupta and Patrick Blessinger
3
Chapter 1 Asylum-Seeking Students’ Experience of Higher Education in the UK
Damian Spiteri
17
Chapter 2 Conceptualizing Higher Education Aspirations Formation among Marginalized Migrant Youth in Johannesburg, South Africa
Wadzanai F. Mkwananzi and Merridy Wilson-Strydom
27
Chapter 3 Occupation-based Didactic Model for English Language Teaching to Refugees to Improve their Sustainability and Social Integration
Haydeé Ramírez Lozada
43
Chapter 4 Post-secondary Education and the Full Integration of Government-Assisted Refugees in Canada: A Direction for Program Innovation
Donald Reddick and Lisa Sadler
59
Chapter 5 Literacy Instruction Without Borders: Ideas for Developing Best Practices for Reading Programs in Refugee Settings
Matt Thomas, Yuankun Yao, Katherine Landau Wright and Elizabeth Rutten-Turner
75
Chapter 6 “Start Ins Deutsche” – Students Teach German to Refugees at Goethe University Frankfurt
Marika Gereke and Subin Nijhawan
91
Part II Technology and Higher Education
Chapter 7 Refugees, Education, and Disability: Addressing the Educational Needs of Arabic-Speaking Refugees with Learning Challenges
David Banes, Carine Allaf and Maggie Mitchell Salem
109
Chapter 8 Adaptation of Conventional Technologies with Refugee Language Learners: An Overview of Possibilities
Heather Smyser
125
Chapter 9 How Social Media Can Play a Role in an Educational Context, in an Informal Refugee Camp in Europe
Kathy O’Hare
141
Chapter 10 Reaching Refugees: Southern New Hampshire University’s Project-Based Degree Model for Refugee Higher Education
Chrystina Russell and Nina Weaver
157
Chapter 11 Creating a Borderless World of Education for Refugees
Enakshi Sengupta, Shai Reshef and Patrick Blessinger
181
About the Authors 193
Name Index 201
Subject Index 209

List of Contributors

Carine Allaf Qatar Foundation International, Washington, USA
David Banes David Banes Access and Inclusion Services, Milton Keynes, UK
Patrick Blessinger St. John’s University and International HETL Association, New York, USA
Marika Gereke Institute of Political Science, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
Haydeé Ramírez Lozada Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Wadzanai F. Mkwananzi University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Subin Nijhawan Department of English and American Studies (IEAS), Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
Kathy O’Hare University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Donald Reddick Kwantlen Polytechnic University, British Columbia, Canada
Chrystina Russell Global Education Movement (GEM), Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, USA
Elizabeth Rutten-Turner Saint Alphonsus Center for Global Health and Healing, Idaho, USA
Lisa Sadler Langley School District, British Columbia, Canada
Maggie Mitchell Salem Qatar Foundation International, Washington, USA
Heather Smyser Independent Researcher, Texas, USA
Matt Thomas University of Central Missouri, Missouri, USA
Enakshi Sengupta The American University of Kurdistan, Kurdistan Regional Province, Iraq
Damian Spiteri The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST), Paola, Malta
Shai Reshef University of the People, California, USA
Nina Weaver Global Education Movement (GEM), Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, USA
Merridy Wilson-Strydom University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Katherine Landau Wright Boise State University, Idaho, USA
Yuankun Yao University of Central Missouri, Missouri, USA