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Issues of Language Diversity for Today’s Refugees

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  • Judith A. Cochran

    (E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of Tutorial Education 206 Marillac Hall—University of Missouri–St. Louis One University Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63121-4400)

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A mass migration of refugees is threatening the economic and social stability of Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, the Palestinian Territories and the European Union. Millions of desperate refugees from Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and sub-Saharan Africa are overwhelming the Middle East and Europe with needs for safety, food and shelter. Their language skills are not viewed as an imperative in the current chaos and yet they remain significant tools for escaping the poverty and misery of refugee life and obtaining employment in host countries. The author profiles how host EU and Middle Eastern countries have addressed refugees’ language needs in the past and present. Suggestions are made for possible strategies for addressing language instruction for refugees.

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  • Judith A. Cochran, 2016. "Issues of Language Diversity for Today’s Refugees," English Literature and Language Review, Academic Research Publishing Group, vol. 2(4), pages 36-42, 04-2016.
    • Handle: RePEc:arp:ellrar:2016:p:36-42
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