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Roots & Routes

Bosnian Adolescent Refugees in New York City

By: Jacqueline Mosselson

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Roots & Routes

Bosnian Adolescent Refugees in New York City

By: Jacqueline Mosselson

Roots and Routes is a poignant study of the social integration and identity formation of female refugee youth. Grounded in the practical experiences of adolescent Bosnian refugees living in New York City, the book gives voice to these youths' experiences as they develop a sense of self in their newly adopted homes. Jacqueline Mosselson explores the tensions of affiliation that this process of identity formation generates as the refugees seek to understand ties that bind them to their past, their homeland, and their cultural and geographical roots. Of central concern is the way the identities of refugee youth are affected by new understandings of cultural capital and social expectations. Mosselson's work draws on the theoretical literature of cultural studies and critical psychology to call into question long-held beliefs about the ways refugees «adapt» to the United States. In this powerful and moving book, the female refugee informants speak back to, and reflect on, the constraints as well as the possibilities of their transition, migration, and exile from their homelands.

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Peter Lang

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0820469157

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Negotiating Englishes and English-speaking Identities

A study of youth learning English in Italy

By: Jacqueline Aiello

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Negotiating Englishes and English-speaking Identities

A study of youth learning English in Italy

By: Jacqueline Aiello

This book explores the effects of the global spread of English by reporting on a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study of the language attitudes, motivation and self-perceived English proficiency of youth in two Italian cities. Participant narratives highlight the far-reaching role that English plays on the performance and attainment of present and desired future selves, illustrate that English is understood not as singular but as plural and paradoxical, and reveal that English learners, who do not all accept the capital of ‘native’ speakers, utilize tactics to negotiate their position(s) with respect to their target language. On the one hand, by narrowing in on a specific population and drawing extensively on interview exchanges, this work provides readers with a nuanced depiction of the identities, milieu and learning experiences of English language learners in Italy. On the other hand, this level of detailed analysis gives insight into the understandings, construction of meaning and negotiations of language learners who need and want to acquire English, the global language, worldwide. Indeed, the issues and questions that are raised in this book, such as those concerning research approaches and the definitions assigned to key concepts, have profound implications on the research of English(es) today and can inform future directions in global English teaching.

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Routledge

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1315299658

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Roots & Routes

Bosnian Adolescent Refugees in New York City

By: Jacqueline Mosselson

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Roots & Routes

Bosnian Adolescent Refugees in New York City

By: Jacqueline Mosselson

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Peter Lang

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Roots & Routes

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