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Global Migration: Linguistics and Social Changes
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posted on 2023-05-22, 21:06 authored by MacLeod, R, Le, QThe role of the adult learner within the Vocational English as a Second Language (VESL) instructional dynamic is gaining significantly in importance as the mass human migration resulting from the ongoing globalization of our planet continues to gain momentum. Whether new immigrants are legally or illegally resident in a country, and regardless of the reasons for their ultimate arrival in their new country of residence, the receiving nation is faced with the reality of educating newcomers in the local language in order to allow them to either assimilate into their new culture, or to gain both temporary residence and employment as ‘guest workers’. This chapter will examine some of the ongoing linguistic training deliberations caused by this constantly developing trend in global migration as it applies to both adult learners, and curriculum design, in the vocational English as a second language environment.
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Publication title
Linguistic Diversity and Cultural Identity: A Global PerspectiveEditors
Q Le and T LePagination
249-258ISBN
978-1-61209-602-5Department/School
School of Health SciencesPublisher
Nova Science PublishersPlace of publication
New YorkExtent
26Repository Status
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