This classroom practice oriented article provides the instructional framework and procedures for one of the sample field-tested lessons from the oral narrative units derived from the Syrian Learners of English for Employment in Canada (SLEEC) project (Huang, 2021, 2022). This sharing is intended to provide a ready-to-use lesson plan and materials…

This important book offers strategies, models, and concrete ideas for better serving newcomer immigrant and refugee youth in U.S. schools, with a focus on grades 6-12. The authors present 20 strategies grouped under three categories: (1) classroom and instructional design, (2) school design, and (3) extracurricular, community, and alumni…

Description Contents Resources Courses About the Authors Understanding Sociological Theory for Educational Practices introduces readers to the contemporary classroom through the lens of sociological theory. By compelling readers to think critically and reflexively this book helps future teachers create a welcoming and equitable learning…

"You, Me and Diversity" offers teachers and student teachers approaches for teaching children about development education and promoting intercultural understanding through carefully selected picturebooks. Research by the United Kingdom Literacy Association in 2007 found that few teachers are aware of such books. They feel unable to…

Since its first publication in 1995, hundreds of thousands of teachers in every grade and subject have benefited from this landmark guide on how to teach students from economically, ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse groups. Now at last, this all-new and expanded edition--nearly twice the size of the original--explains how these…

This manual is designed for use in developing successful workshops for training refugee entrepreneurs. The goal of such workshops is described as that of providing selected groups of refugees (especially Ethiopians, Somalians, Laotians, Cambodians and Vietnamese) with imformation that will help them to go into business or to make better decisions…

An educational model for implementation of a health promotion program for Indochinese refugees in the United States is presented in this paper. The objective, as described by the model, is to train individuals within the refugee community so that they, having information about health, can assist peers to seek and maintain better health in their…

This compilation of instructional materials, activities, and curricula is based on materials developed in an intensive English as a second language and cultural orientation program conducted in Indochinese refugee processing centers in Southeast Asia beginning in 1980. Students in the 14- to 20-week program ranged in age from 16 to 55 years. This…

This manual was designed for refugee sponsors who are teaching English to Southeast Asian refugees. The manual encourages sponsors to research English as a Second Language (ESL) resources in their communities, to teach ESL in a professional and educationally sound manner, and to evaluate their work on a reuular basis. The first section of the…

This compilation of information and guidelines is based on materials developed in an intensive English as a second language and cultural orientation program conducted in Indochinese refugee processing centers in Southeast Asia. Students in the 14- to 20-week program ranged in age from 16 to 55 years. This volume begins with an "American…

This is a guide for teachers for coping with educational and behavior problems involving Indochinese students in American schools. Problems that might be expected and factors that contribute to problems are outlined, including: (1) language difficulty; (2) imitation behavior by Indochinese students; (3) effects of camp life; (4) intragroup…

Provides background information and primary source documents to teach about the issues surrounding Canada's admission of U.S. Vietnam War resisters from 1965 to 1977. Includes primary sources which may serve as points of discussion. (LS)

This article discusses the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (Freedmen's Bureau), which was established by the Congress on March 3, 1865, to assist former slaves in acquiring land, securing employment, legalizing marriages, and pursuing education. After the bureau's abolition through an act of Congress approved on June 10, 1872,…

This compilation of instructional materials, activities, and curricula is based on materials developed in an intensive English as a second language (ESL) and cultural orientation program conducted in Indochinese refugee processing centers in Southeast Asia beginning in 1980. Students in the 14- to 20-week program ranged in age from 16 to 55 years.…

This packet is presented for use as a trainer's manual in offering technical assistance and teacher training to refugee English as a second language (ESL) programs. It is the result of a working session of experienced professionals that was convened by the Language and Orientation Resource Center (LORC), and it presumes some previous knowledge of…