Login (DCU Staff Only)
Login (DCU Staff Only)

DORAS | DCU Research Repository

Explore open access research and scholarly works from DCU

Advanced Search

An investigation of ESOL provision for adult Syrian refugees in Ireland: voices of support providers

Ćatibušić, Bronagh, Gallagher, Fiona orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-7865-1757 and Karazi, Shadi (2019) An investigation of ESOL provision for adult Syrian refugees in Ireland: voices of support providers. In: Mishan, Freda, (ed.) ESOL Provision in the UK and Ireland: Challenges and Opportunities. Language, Migration and Identity, 2 . Peter Lang Ltd, Oxford, UK. ISBN 978-1-78874-373-0

Abstract
This chapter describes a research project entitled An investigation of language and intercultural support for Syrian refugees in Ireland which explored the language and intercultural needs and supports provided to Syrian refugees who are resettling in towns across Ireland under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP). This chapter focuses on the findings in relation to the provision of ESOL courses for adult refugees in the programme delivered by the local Education and Training Boards (ETBs). Through consultation with support providers from educational, community and NGO sectors across a number of resettlement towns in Ireland, the researchers seek to evaluate existing services, identify needs, and inform the development of additional supports in relation to English language supports for Syrian refugees in Ireland. Findings suggest that there are important lessons to be learnt in relation to the duration, intensity, content and format of the ESOL provision provided to these students and highlight an urgent need for the development of clear guidelines and appropriate training for the support providers involved.
Metadata
Item Type:Book Section
Refereed:Yes
Subjects:Humanities > Language
Social Sciences > Education
Social Sciences > Migration
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > DCU Business School
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies
DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of Language, Literacy, & Early Childhood Education
Publisher:Peter Lang Ltd
Copyright Information:© 2019 Peter Lang Ltd
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:23892
Deposited On:30 Oct 2019 11:43 by Thomas Murtagh . Last Modified 30 Oct 2019 11:43
Documents

Full text available as:

[thumbnail of An investigation of ESOL provision for adult Syrian refugees in Ireland Voices of support providers.pdf]
Preview
PDF - Requires a PDF viewer such as GSview, Xpdf or Adobe Acrobat Reader
318kB
Downloads

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

Archive Staff Only: edit this record