Forwarded message from Dr Freda Mishan with call for contributions to a new
publication.
Regards - Philida
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I am preparing a volume for publication in Peter Lang's series 'Language,
Migration and Identity' edited by Professor Vera Regan of University College
Dublin, Ireland (see attached flyer). The book has the working title: 'ESOL
provision in Ireland and the UK: Challenges and Opportunities'. I am pleased
to invite you to contribute a chapter to this volume.
In outline, the book proposes to examine the current state of the area of
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages), with reference to key
stakeholders - ESOL learners, providers and researchers. With contributions
from these stakeholders in Ireland and in the UK, the volume is intended to
describe, portray and investigate the ESOL landscape at this pivotal moment
in the history of European migration. Today's ESOL providers are confronted
with an unprecedented upturn in numbers of hitherto unfamiliar populations
of migrants with unique profiles and needs. Aspects of ESOL provision to be
critically examined in the volume include language support, models of
cultural integration, professional development of ESOL practitioners,
curriculum development for ESOL and ESOL policy.
A distinctive feature of the volume will be the inclusion of case studies or
'vignettes' from ESOL practitioners to present 'living' portraits of ESOL
practice on the ground, so she would value contributions from colleagues
working in ESOL provision. This volume is intended to fill an urgent gap in
this area, offering both a snapshot of the 'state of the art' of ESOL in the
UK and Ireland, and projections of how the needs of new migrants are to be
addressed going forward. In tandem with these aims, it is hoped to portray
the contemporary migration situation in Ireland and the UK not solely as a
challenge but as an opportunity for the burgeoning of linguistic and
cultural diversity.
I would be delighted to hear expressions of interest in contributing either
a chapter or a 'vignette'. If you are interested, could you send an abstract
of circa 300 words of your proposed chapter/vignette by the end of
September. In addition, I would be pleased to hear of a colleague who you
think might be interested in contributing.
Best regards,
Freda
Dr Freda Mishan
Course Director Structured PhD TESOL
School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics University of Limerick
Limerick IRELAND Skype fredamishan PhD TESOL apply online
http://www.ul.ie/graduateschool/courses/research/arts-humanities-social-scie
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Editor, MATSDA Journal Folio http://www.matsda.org.uk/folio.html
Masuhara, H., Mishan, F. & Tomlinson, B. (eds.) 2017. Practice and Theory
for Materials Development in L2 Learning
http://www.cambridgescholars.com/practice-and-theory-for-materials-developme
nt-in-l2-learning
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