{"product_id":"mogadishu-on-the-mississippi-language-racialized-identity-and-education-in-a-new-land-paperback-softback-9781444338744","title":"Mogadishu on the Mississippi; Language, Racialized Identity, and Education in a New Land (Paperback \/ softback) 9781444338744","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMogadishu on the Mississippi\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLanguage, Racialized Identity, and Education in a New Land\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“In detailing the experiences of Somali youth in their settlement in the Twin Cities area, Bigelow draws on her work with non-literate young adults and her own community advocacy to suggest a path forward for young immigrants who face daunting challenges in coming to terms with their own sense of identity, as well as their mastery of western academic literacies. Bigelow’s work is an outstanding model of applied linguistics research.”\u003cbr\u003e —Sandra L. McKay, Professor Emeritus, San Francisco State University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMartha H. Bigelow (Author), Lourdes Ortega (Series edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781444338744, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 October 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.3 x 1.1 cm, 0.281 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together five years of interdisciplinary research, drawing upon theories from the fields of applied linguistics, second language acquisition, education, and sociology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses a range of epistemological frames to explore central and contemporary problems that tie language learning to racialized, religious, and gendered identities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues for the centrality of socio-political contexts in language learning and for the integration of advocacy and research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSeries Editor’s Foreword.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Engaged Scholarship in the Somali Communities of Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Orality and Literacy within the Somali Diaspora.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Multilingualism and Multiliteracy among Somali Adolescent Girls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Language: reference \u0026amp; general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Language: reference \u0026amp; general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Language:%20reference%20\u0026amp;%20general%20%5BCB%5D%22\"\u003eCB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441776357656,"sku":"9781444338744","price":31.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781444338744.jpg?v=1785024362","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mogadishu-on-the-mississippi-language-racialized-identity-and-education-in-a-new-land-paperback-softback-9781444338744","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}