Migration & Language Education

Migration & Language Education

Editor-in-Chief: Sang Hwan Seong
First Published: April 2020
Frequency: Once times per year
ISSN: 2652-5984 (Online)

Aims and Scope:

Migration & Language Education is an innovative open access journal devoted to the research intersecting two different dimensions, namely migration and language education. When a person migrates, it is particularly difficult to adapt to a host country unless s/he already has acquired its language(s). At the same time, the migrants’ linguistic assets have intrinsic relationships with the identities and communication cultures of the migrants and their families. Thus, migration is naturally associated with various aspects of language education. This journal invites new and creative manuscripts that can discuss languages, language acquisition, identity problems, language policy, and social integration that are triggered by migration.

Publication Details:
This is an open access journal.
All articles are freely available immediately on publication.
There are no fees for submitting to or publishing in this journal.

Publisher Information:
Ground Level, 470 St Kilda Road
Melbourne VIC 3004 Australia
Email: journals@castledown.com

Archives

Volume 1 Number 1 (2020)

Volume 1 Number 2 (2020)

Volume 2 Number 1 (2021)

Volume 3 Number 1 (2022)

Explore this Journal

Work integrated language learning: Boundary crossing, connectivity, and L2 affordances

Linda Febring , Alastair Henry – In contexts of transnational migration, language skills provide the key to employability and successful integration into host country societies.

Metalanguage for enabling immigrants and refugees: Relevance of Natural Semantic Metalanguage and Minimal English

Boudjemaa Dendenne – We should seek every possible method for educating immigrants and refugees and facilitating communication for them – especially during the current difficult times due to the spread of a killer-pandemic (i.

Work integrated language learning: Boundary crossing, connectivity, and L2 affordances

Linda Febring , Alastair Henry – In contexts of transnational migration, language skills provide the key to employability and successful integration into host country societies.

Language teaching and settlement for newcomers in the digital age: A blended learning research project

Jill Cummings , Matthias Sturm , Augusta Avram – Blended Learning (BL) in English language learning programs in Canada is defined as the combination of f2f learning with instructor-facilitated use by students of online activities and resources that complement the…

Multicultural education: How are ethnic minorities labelled and educated in post-handover Hong Kong?

Fang Gao , Jan Gube – Using multicultural education as a lens, this article details the discursive formation of Hong Kong’s linguistic landscape with a focus on policy arrangements around teaching Chinese as a second language for non-Chinese ethnic minorities…

Factors affecting immigrants’ host country language proficiency: Focusing on the differences between migrant workers and marriage-migrant women in South Korea

In Young Yang , Seongseog Park , Sungjun Lee , Byeonggon Min – This study aims to reveal significant factors affecting the Korean language proficiency of immigrants in Korea by comparing the two immigrant groups, migrant workers and marriage-migrant women,…

Metalanguage for enabling immigrants and refugees: Relevance of Natural Semantic Metalanguage and Minimal English

Boudjemaa Dendenne – We should seek every possible method for educating immigrants and refugees and facilitating communication for them – especially during the current difficult times due to the spread of a killer-pandemic (i.

Language, diversity and culturally responsive education

Ann Lopez – Advanced economies are experiencing demographic shifts brought about by increased immigration.

Migrant oriented Japanese language programs in Tokyo: A qualitative study about language policy and language learners

Seunghun J. Lee , Machi Niiya – Language proficiency is identified as one of the most important factors for successful migrant integration.

Work integrated language learning: Boundary crossing, connectivity, and L2 affordances

Linda Febring , Alastair Henry – In contexts of transnational migration, language skills provide the key to employability and successful integration into host country societies.

Language teaching and settlement for newcomers in the digital age: A blended learning research project

Jill Cummings , Matthias Sturm , Augusta Avram – Blended Learning (BL) in English language learning programs in Canada is defined as the combination of f2f learning with instructor-facilitated use by students of online activities and resources that complement the…

Multicultural education: How are ethnic minorities labelled and educated in post-handover Hong Kong?

Fang Gao , Jan Gube – Using multicultural education as a lens, this article details the discursive formation of Hong Kong’s linguistic landscape with a focus on policy arrangements around teaching Chinese as a second language for non-Chinese ethnic minorities…

Factors affecting immigrants’ host country language proficiency: Focusing on the differences between migrant workers and marriage-migrant women in South Korea

In Young Yang , Seongseog Park , Sungjun Lee , Byeonggon Min – This study aims to reveal significant factors affecting the Korean language proficiency of immigrants in Korea by comparing the two immigrant groups, migrant workers and marriage-migrant women,…

Metalanguage for enabling immigrants and refugees: Relevance of Natural Semantic Metalanguage and Minimal English

Boudjemaa Dendenne – We should seek every possible method for educating immigrants and refugees and facilitating communication for them – especially during the current difficult times due to the spread of a killer-pandemic (i.

Language, diversity and culturally responsive education

Ann Lopez – Advanced economies are experiencing demographic shifts brought about by increased immigration.

Migrant oriented Japanese language programs in Tokyo: A qualitative study about language policy and language learners

Seunghun J. Lee , Machi Niiya – Language proficiency is identified as one of the most important factors for successful migrant integration.

Selected Linguistics Articles

The washback of listening tests for entrance exams on EFL instruction in Taiwanese junior high schools

The washback of listening tests for entrance exams on EFL instruction in Taiwanese junior high schools

Huei-Chun Teng, Chun-Wei Fu - The study aims to explore the washback of incorporating English listening tests in the senior high entrance exam (Comprehensive Assessment Program: CAP) on EFL instruction in junior high schools in Taiwan.
Building a validity argument for the use of academic language tests for immigration purposes: Evidence from immigration-seeking test-takers

Building a validity argument for the use of academic language tests for immigration purposes: Evidence from immigration-seeking test-takers

Ngoc Thi Huyen Hoang - As validity pertains to test use rather than the test itself, using a test for unintended purposes requires a new validation program using additional evidence from relevant sources.
Multiculturalism: An asset or a problem? Implications for intercultural education

Multiculturalism: An asset or a problem? Implications for intercultural education

Esmat Babaii - In the present article, I will examine the discourse and practices of multiculturalism as an alleged emancipatory aspect of contemporary social life.
(Mis)use of e-mail in student-faculty interaction: Implications for university instruction in Germany, Saudi Arabia and Japan

(Mis)use of e-mail in student-faculty interaction: Implications for university instruction in Germany, Saudi Arabia and Japan

Anna Danielewicz-Betz - This paper examines student-faculty communication by email and the lack of clear guidelines that leads to misuse of email in student-faculty interaction, whereby status-incongruent pragmatic markers are employed, resulting in impoliteness and inappropriateness.
Review of Teacher Transition into Innovative Learning Environments: A Global Perspective

Review of Teacher Transition into Innovative Learning Environments: A Global Perspective

Delin Deng , Fenqi Wang - Review of Teacher Transition into Innovative Learning Environments: A Global Perspective.
Revisiting effective language learning environments for learners in the digital era: A literature review

Revisiting effective language learning environments for learners in the digital era: A literature review

Nguyen Van My , Vu Thi Hong Van - The purpose of this article is to offer a narrative review of research on effective language learning environments for learners in the digital era.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary in COVID-19 times: Approaches used in online teaching in Polish schools during a pandemic

Teaching grammar and vocabulary in COVID-19 times: Approaches used in online teaching in Polish schools during a pandemic

Jaroslaw Krajka - Technology has been called to the rescue on a number of occasions, be it in large classes, under-resourced contexts, after earthquakes or other natural disasters.