32.1143, Books: Educating Adolescent Newcomers in the Superdiverse Midwest: Seilstad

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Subject: 32.1143, Books: Educating Adolescent Newcomers in the Superdiverse Midwest: Seilstad

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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021 22:00:37
From: Flo McClelland [flo at multilingual-matters.com]
Subject: Educating Adolescent Newcomers in the Superdiverse Midwest: Seilstad

 


Title: Educating Adolescent Newcomers in the Superdiverse Midwest 
Subtitle: Multilingual Students in English-centric Contexts 
Series Title: Bilingual Education & Bilingualism  

Publication Year: 2021 
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
	   http://www.multilingual-matters.com/
	

Book URL: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781788927567 


Author: Brian David Seilstad

Hardback: ISBN:  9781788927574 Pages: 216 Price: U.S. $ 139.95
Hardback: ISBN:  9781788927574 Pages: 216 Price: U.K. £ 99.95
Paperback: ISBN:  9781788927567 Pages: 216 Price: U.S. $ 39.95
Paperback: ISBN:  9781788927567 Pages: 216 Price: U.K. £ 29.95


Abstract:

This book juxtaposes superdiversity with the reality of English-centricity in
the United States, set against the long-standing challenges regarding
migration and language policy in the US, most recently underlined by Donald
Trump’s 2016 election win and subsequent aggressive and partially successful
attempts to limit migration. The book explores the history, policies, and
practices of an adolescent newcomer program in Central Ohio, in the US
Midwest, that seeks to provide an equitable and engaging education to its
students. It addresses, on the one hand, positive, progressive institutional
responses, including an embrace of translanguaging and a willingness to
acknowledge and build on students’ languacultural backgrounds. On the other
hand, the book explores the effects of inconsistent, inefficient and sometimes
nonsensical patterns in these responses. The book analyzes student outcomes
and argues that, although some students are well-served by the program,
tensions in the program lead to uneven, and even troubling, behavior and
results, ranging from poor academic performance to dropping out. Finally, the
book addresses ongoing evolutions and debates to the program and their
potential to realize the program's aspirations.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics


Written In: English  (eng)

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http://linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=152993




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