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Trauma-Informed Teaching Of Literature To Multilingual Learner Refugees: In Search For Balance Between Cultural Responsiveness And Curriculum Sensitivity, Ekaterina Midgette, Jordan González Jul 2023

Trauma-Informed Teaching Of Literature To Multilingual Learner Refugees: In Search For Balance Between Cultural Responsiveness And Curriculum Sensitivity, Ekaterina Midgette, Jordan González

Journal of Multilingual Education Research

The unprecedented refugee crisis since the onset of the pandemic changed the demographics of the student population and recontextualized culturally responsive literacy education. Many Multilingual Learner refugee students entering our classrooms bring with them experiences of mass exodus that have direct implications for teaching and learning. It is imperative to identify culturally responsive pedagogies that balance cultural representation with sensitivity toward multifaceted trauma endured by Multilingual Learner refugees. Using an ecological perspective as a theoretical framework, we examine tensions and critical considerations in choosing culturally responsive children’s and young adult literature as they apply to the context of three contemporary …


Leveraging Innovative Digital Media Technology: Voicing Scholarship On Multilingual Education, Ming Zhu Jul 2023

Leveraging Innovative Digital Media Technology: Voicing Scholarship On Multilingual Education, Ming Zhu

Journal of Multilingual Education Research

Volume 12 of the Journal of Multilingual Education Research introduces their first two podcast episodes. These provide an insightful look at the editors of the journal. The first features an interview with JMER’s senior editor, Dr. Aída A. Nevárez-La Torre, in which she spoke about how inspiration, passion, and motivation led her to create JMER. The second presents JMER’s associate editors and editorial assistants, as well as their roles within JMER. This episode informs listeners about the journal’s sections, including Theory and Research, Practice, and Book/Multimedia Reviews and what the editors look for when screening submissions. …