Best Practices in the ESL Classroom for Adult Refugees

This book proposes an ESL curriculum and the framework for a volunteer-run class that is specifically designed for adult refugees who were recently resettled. Refugees need acculturative information and resources in order to thrive in a new society. Since adult refugees often have to deal with past traumas and resettlement issues, it is required the teachers implementing this program to employ cultural competence and culturally responsive pedagogy. The curriculum presented offers content matter based on American customs to ease student acculturation by using specific methodologies, strategies, and activities. This book provides any agency, volunteer, or fellow community member with an easy-to-start ESL class which utilizes the best practices in the language learning field.