week 12: students, languges, and newcomers Flashcards
(19 cards)
What is the heart of the lecture?
Best practices for newcomers in regards to languages and student support.
What video did Dustin play for this week at the start of the lecture?
A video of students huggging a new student.
While Canada claims to be multicultural, we are really just…
British, French, and Indigenous.
What will help you be more inclusive as a teacher?
Learning about other langauges and cultures.
What is the difference between ESL and ELD?
English as a Second Language (ESL): Can read and write in their first langauge at an age appropriate level
English Literacy Development (ELD): Cannot read and write in their first language at an age-approrpriate level
“School boards will design programs and services for English language learners so that they are flexible in response to changing needs and reflective of the needs of the students.”
Schools are a site of _________.
integration (for newcoming students to the country). <- Huda could be an example from your own experience
Schools can be the main institution where newcomer children and youth develop cultural knowledge, build social connections, and begin to participate in their new communities.
Schools have a responsiblity to _______ children and youth so they understand their rules, norms, community, and much more.
socialize
What does multicultural education do?
An approach to education that views the many cultures that have been brought to this country by immigrant children as qualities to be preserved in the classroom, since knowledge of these cultures can represent a valuable set of skills, which will enable children to maintain links to an increasingly globalized world.
Addresses both the group objective and the indviudal objective. This makes every person in class feel included.
Define Social Inclusion and Exclusion
Social Inclusion The process of building social connections, participating in social institutions, and being recognized as a rightful member of the community.
Social Exclusion The process by which individuals an groups are disconnected from social relations and institutions.
Do newcomers get orientations when they are new to school? Like university did? How can we help welcome students so they feel connected?
By encouraging social inclusion, like support with building connections, helping students paricipate in social isntrutions, give them a sense of belonging by being recognzied as a rightful member of community as opposed to an outsider to the class.
What is bonding social capital versus bridging social capital? (think of friendships, immigrant families, who they talk too first)
Bonding Social Capital Social networks that connect people within their own ethnic groups where they share common experiences and provide cultural support.
Bridging Social Capital Social networks that connect people outside their own ethnic group where Canadian-born friends can help newcomer youth feel more confident in their settlement.
Why should teachers practice cultural humilty? How do teachers dispel students concerns in school?
Teachers should practice cultural humility with newcomer students - selfreflection, self-critique, active listening, and building partnership.
Dispel student concerns:
Continuous attention to student development for proper academic placement A curriculum, classroom, and school-wide setting committed to multiculturalism
Topics in this week?
- Newcomers and the School Settings
- Law, Policy, and Newcomeres in Schools
- Best practices for advancing the rights of newcomers in schools
- Making displaced children’ righ tto education enforcebale
What is the dual objective of the school system?
Group Objective Schools have a responsibility to socialize young people to the norms, values, and cultural patterns of the dominant society that will prepare them for the workforce.
Individual Objective Schools have a responsibility to value and develop the individual capacities of each child, their uniqueness and to promote active citizenship
Schools can be a site of belonging by …
Schools can be a site of belonging by facilitating academic and social learning that values diversity and embraces multiculturalism. It can also be a site of stigmatization where social inequities can make integration challenging.
What are the best practice for advancing the rights of newcomers in schools?
- Considering The Challenges that Newcomer Children Possess upon Entering a New School. Traumatic emigration experiences including PTSD and depression. Limited ability with the dominant language of society. Potential difficulties for parents to assist their children
- Consider The Barriers that Newcomer Children Experience upon Entering a New School. Inadequate second-language training. Incorrect grade-placement upon arrival. A lack of supportive orientation from the school.
What does Esveld say about International Law and making displaced children’s right to school enforceable?
“Under international law, the obligation to ensure displaced children’s right to education falls on the host country [but] many countries’ domestic laws do not guarantee the right to education for all’” (van Esveld, 2023, 5).
“The Global Compact On Regugees provides that ‘more direct financial support and special efforts will be mobilized to minimize the time refugee[s] … spend out of education, ideally a maximum of three months after arrival” (van Esveld, 2023, 6).
How do disabled immigrant/refugee childs rights come into play?
“In many countries, education is ostensibly open to refugee children but is in fact blocked by other policies” (van Esveld, 2023, 7). Global South - High Tuition, Proof of Legal Residence, Securing Temporary Protection Status Global North (Europe) - Some schools may demand birth certificates or other identification papers - in this process they may be reported if they do not have valid immigration documents. (Van Esveld, 2023, 8).
What does faciliating displaced childrens rights to school look like?
Facilitating Displaced Children’s Right to School
Education system access should be the same as nationals. Ease of documentation requirements given they may have been lost/destroyed in leaving the country. Language supports through schooling to enhance children’s integration more promptly. Support for quality teachers and curriculum resources. Pathway to career opportunities through schooling at the secondary level.
