Mogadishu on the Mississippi Language, Racialized Identity, and Education in a New Land
, by Bigelow, Martha H.; Ortega, LourdesNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781444338744 | 1444338749
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/14/2010
Investigates the language learning, multiple literacy development, and schooling and community experiences of the Somali population in Minnesota - a community which is Muslim, refugee, and under-schooled Brings together five years of interdisciplinary research, drawing upon theories from the fields of applied linguistics, second language acquisition, education, and sociology Uses a range of epistemological frames to explore central and contemporary problems that tie language learning to racialized, religious, and gendered identities Argues for the centrality of socio-political contexts in language learning and for the integration of advocacy and research