[NIFL-ESL:10221] Re: Request for articles

From: Carla Amaro (amaroc@email.uc.edu)
Date: Mon Apr 12 2004 - 22:34:44 EDT


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Ms. Kabuta,
The message "Request for articles" was sent by Cathy Tatusko. Her email
reads as follows:


REFUGEE REPORTS Requests Articles/Submissions on English as a Second
Language (ESL).

For 25 years, Refugee Reports has been a reliable source of information on
policies, news, statistics, and events related to the US Refugee
Resettlement Program. A future issue of Refugee Reports will focus on ESL
issues as they relate to refugees, and we welcome submissions from refugee
service providers, ESL instructors and/or program directors, advocates, and
policy makers.

Article ideas for the ESL issue (please feel free to propose other topics):

·       Limited availability of classroom space (shortage of
English-language programs in many areas of the country)

·       Policy review: Reauthorization of Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

·       Impact of low English proficiency (LEP) on life of refugees

·       Overseas camps and ESL: Do refugees need more English-language
instruction in camps before coming to the U.S.?

·       Emphasis on workforce readiness and the impact this has on long-term
refugee outcomes

·       Factors to consider in designing ESL programs for refugees

·       Access issues, and what succeeds (i.e., support services known to
improve ESL attendance:

Childcare, transportation, counseling, day class availability,
computer-assisted learning labs  or independent study of some other kind)

·       Curricular approaches (trends)

·       Title VI rights under Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Interpreters in
healthcare settings (are they being provided?)

 Special populations:

·         Individuals with low education levels and/or not literate in
native language

·         Learning disabled

·         Elderly (especially given changes in welfare law and need to
naturalize to retain benefits)

 Technical assistance providers (such as Spring Institute)

 Book review or review of recent study

Although we cannot pay writers, we will provide a by-line for individuals
and (if requested) the organization they work for if the submission is
published.  The Writers Guidelines are available on-line at
http://www.refugees.org/world/articles/RR_2002_guidelines.cfm>.  The
deadline for submission is 14 May 2004.

Please forward this message to anyone who might be interested in writing for
Refugee Reports. Inquiries or submissions can be sent to rr@irsa-uscr.org
<mailto:rr@irsa-uscr.org>. Thank you



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