Talking About Global Migration, livre ebook

How do migrants describe themselves and their experiences? As the world faces a migration crisis, there is an enhanced need for educational responses to the linguistic and cultural diversity of student bodies, and for consideration of migrant students at all levels of the curriculum. This book explores the stories of over 70 migrants from 41 countries around the world and examines the language they use when talking about their move to a new country and their experiences there. The book interprets common themes from the stories using metaphor and metonymy analysis to lead to more nuanced understandings of migration that have implications for language teachers. The stories also dispel many stereotypes relating to migration, serving as a reminder to us all to consider our own language when talking about this complex subject.

PART I.  BEGINNINGS

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Terminology and Types of Migrants

Chapter 3: What are Metaphor and Metonymy?

Chapter 4: Media Discourse and Migrants

PART II. THE STORIES

Chapter 5: Adventure Migrants

Chapter 6: Refugee/Asylum Seekers

Chapter 7: Family-Reunion/Child Migrants

Chapter 8: Economic Migrants

Chapter 9: Third Culture Kids (TCKs)

Chapter 10: Love and/or Marriage Migrants

PART III. THE METAPHORS AND METONYMIES

Chapter 11: Summary of Dominant Metaphors/Metonymies in the Stories

Chapter 12: Media Discourse vs. Migrant Discourse

PART IV. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

Chapter 13: Conclusion and Future Directions

REFERENCES

Appendix A: Methodology

Appendix B: Resources