Date:
December 1984
Page No.:
209
Writer(s):
Howard H. Kleinmann
This paper discusses the trauma associated with
involuntary or forced migration, and the resulting
effect on the learner's ability to concentrate on
second language learning. Drawing on the Indochinese
refugee experience, the author discusses
how and why social service and linguistic needs of
refugees must be addressed simultaneously if the
ESL program is to be successful. The paper also
suggests ways in which the refugee's second language
acquisition potential can be fed both within
and outside the classroom to facilitate resettlement.
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