English Literacy Educators Working with Refugee Families An Intercultural Approach to Adult Education

Foreword: Experiences teaching literacy to adult refugee learners                                        

Jeremy W. Bohonos

Chapter 1 : The need for a best practices model teaching English literacy to refugees                                                                  

Clarena Larrotta and Merih Ugurel-Kamisli

Chapter 2 : U.S. refugee resettlement process, programs, and services                                                                                               

Shannon D. Ture

Chapter 3 : Impact of immigration policy on adult literacy teaching                                                                                      

Clarena Larrotta and Merih Ugurel-Kamisli

Chapter 4 : Intercultural communicative competence for refugee learners                                                                                   

Clarena Larrotta and Merih Ugurel-Kamisli

Chapter 5 : Community-led gardens as transformative classrooms for adult refugee English learners and families                

Deborah Carter

Chapter 6 : The role of non-governmental organizations supporting adult refugees and families                                                     

Ozlem Erden-Basaran

Chapter 7 : Considerations and strategies for teaching refugee adult English learners                                                                      

Jan Adversario

Chapter 8 : Curriculum overview and a best practices model working with refugee learners                                                  

Clarena Larrotta and Merih Ugurel-Kamisli

Chapter 9 : Best practices working with refugees: Concluding thoughts                                                                                                

Clarena Larrotta and Merih Ugurel-Kamisli

Biography

Dr. Clarena Larrotta is Full Professor in the Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology Department at Texas State University, USA. Using Freirean and participatory approaches to teaching and learning, her research interests focus on adult learning, English language teaching, and adult and family literacy.

Dr. Merih Ugurel-Kamisli is Assistant Professor at TED University in Turkiye. Her research interests include English literacy, immigrant and refugee education, and social justice issues in adult education. She recently received the Alumni Engagement and Innovation Fund (AEIF) supported by the United States Department of State to provide intercultural communication training for teachers of refugees.

‘Timely and relevant topic. The number of refugees coming to the USA is daily on the news; there are very few places in the country not being affected by this phenomenon. This book includes theoretical and practical aspects, which makes it relevant to practitioners and researchers. Both undergraduate and graduate students learning about adult literacy education in general and refugee/immigrant populations in particular will also benefit. Very reader friendly!  And yet based on strong theory!’

David Schwarzer, Ph.D., Montclair State University, USA

 

‘Issues of adult education, immigration, and literacy development are catapulted to the forefront. Blending theory and practice makes the text relevant to the transnational conditions of our times. Authors weave a collective wisdom in this highly accessible yet theoretically robust book. Focusing on refugees' and immigrants’ diverse yet personal needs, this volume provides the reader practical guidance and highly descriptive context to make it relevant to their communities' teaching, learning, and development process.’

Miguel A. Guajardo, Ph.D., Texas State University, USA