Language education for refugees and migrants: Multiple case studies from the Greek context
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Dec 12, 2017
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Second/foreign language teaching language education for refugees and migrants didactic approaches literacy educational material
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The aim of this study is to probe into the methods, approaches, and principles used in educational environments, both formal and non-formal ones, throughout Greece that address immigrants' and refugees' language needs. The data were collected in the context of the Postgraduate Programme ''Language Education for Refugees and Migrants'' at the Hellenic Open University, particularly within the module ''LRM50: Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition''. Observation tools and interviews with the teachers and students were used to collect the data, in the various second language learning environments. More specifically, the focus was on: a) teachers’ and students’ profile and goals, b) learning/teaching language procedures, c) teacher-student relationship and student relationship, and d) educational materials. The data were analyzed through the content analysis method. The results of the study explicitly show the fragmentation of the relevant field and highlight the need that people working in the field have for assistance and guidance in the development and implementation of educational interventions.
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Kantzou, V., Manoli, P., Mouti, A., & Papadopoulou, M. (2017). Language education for refugees and migrants: Multiple case studies from the Greek context. Dialogoi! Theory and Praxis in Education, 3, 18–34. https://doi.org/10.12681/dial.15000
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