A journey beyond the classroom: a narrative inquiry into the settlement struggles of adult EAL students

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dc.contributor.authorCastillo, Laura
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeKouritzin, Sandra (Curriculum, Teaching and Learning) Lutfiyya, Zana (Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorLi, Yi (Curriculum, Teaching and Learning)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-14T16:14:09Z
dc.date.available2016-01-14T16:14:09Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.degree.disciplineCurriculum, Teaching and Learningen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Education (M.Ed.)en_US
dc.description.abstractCanada welcomes and supports refugees from all over the world. However, they encounter many struggles that force them to with withdraw from their English language classes. This Narrative Inquiry explores the lived experiences of two adult refugee students who could not continue with their English classes due to the hardships they encountered. Through research conversations I document their experiences in two narrative accounts, and read across them to find common threads. These common struggles include financial strains, employment, childcare, isolation and mental health. The findings point to the importance of further supporting refugee students in different ways. My recommendations are that ESL teachers develop lessons that include settlement, support services, and Canadian culture information. English language programs need to incorporate support services with professionals trained in ESL, and the different levels of government need to be part of the discussion on how to provide stronger supports through childcare, employment and information accessibility.en_US
dc.description.noteFebruary 2016en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/31066
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectESLen_US
dc.subjectEALen_US
dc.subjectRefugeesen_US
dc.subjectSettlment strugglesen_US
dc.subjectlangauge barrieren_US
dc.subjectadult studentsen_US
dc.subjectProgramsen_US
dc.subjectEnglish classesen_US
dc.subjectBarriersen_US
dc.titleA journey beyond the classroom: a narrative inquiry into the settlement struggles of adult EAL studentsen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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