Emily M. Feuerherm - Böcker

This 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:the intersections of language education and refugee resettlement from community-based adult programs to elementary school classrooms;the 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;the discursive constructions of refugee-hood that are promulgated through the media, resettlement agencies, and even the refugees themselves.This 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.

This 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:the intersections of language education and refugee resettlement from community-based adult programs to elementary school classrooms;the 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;the discursive constructions of refugee-hood that are promulgated through the media, resettlement agencies, and even the refugees themselves.This 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.

Explores the connection between language and trauma to demonstrate how language interacts with healthcare, education, interpreting, narrative construction and mental health.This edited volume brings together scholars in applied linguistics who use trauma-informed theories and practices. Organized across three themes – narrative, interpreting and language education – the chapters examine the relationship between language and trauma, with particular attention to multilingual and migrant communities in Western contexts. The chapter authors collate research to date and present new findings on topics such as narrating traumatic experiences, trauma-informed interviewing and interpreting, trauma-informed teaching and pedagogy, vicarious trauma among practitioners, and the relationship between trauma and language learning.As global displacement and migration continue to rise, this volume offers timely insights and practical recommendations for more trauma-informed policies and practices. It will be of interest to educators, interpreters, researchers and professionals in law, healthcare and social services.