Talking About Global Migration : : Implications for Language Teaching / / Theresa Catalano.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Complete eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: Catalano, Theresa,
• MitwirkendeR: Vandeyar, Saloshna,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Foreword --; Part 1: Beginnings --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Terminology and Types of Migrants --; 3. What are Metaphor and Metonymy? --; 4. Media Discourse and Migrants --; Part 2: The Stories --; 5. Adventure Migrants --; 6. Refugee/Asylum Seekers --; 7. Family-Reunion/Child Migrants --; 8. Economic Migrants --; 9. Third Culture Kids (TCKs) --; 10. Love and/or Marriage Migrants --; Part 3: The Metaphors and Metonymies --; 11. Summary of Dominant Metaphors/Metonymies in the Stories --; 12. Media Discourse vs. Migrant Discourse --; Part 4: Conclusion and Future Directions --; 13. Conclusion and Future Directions --; Appendix A: Methodology --; Appendix B: Resources for New Migrants --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781783095551; 9783110663112; 9783110606706
• DOI: 10.21832/9781783095551
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Theresa Catalano.

How do migrants describe themselves and their experiences? As the world faces a migration crisis, there is an enhanced need for educational responses to the linguistic and cultural diversity of student bodies, and for consideration of migrant students at all levels of the curriculum. This book explores the stories of over 70 migrants from 41 countries around the world and examines the language they use when talking about their move to a new country and their experiences there. The book interprets common themes from the stories using metaphor and metonymy analysis to lead to more nuanced understandings of migration that have implications for language teachers. The stories also dispel many stereotypes relating to migration, serving as a reminder to us all to consider our own language when talking about this complex subject.