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Interdependence between L1 and L2: The case of Syrian children with refugee backgrounds in Canada and the Netherlands
(Cambridge University Press, 2021)
Children who are refugees become bilingual in circumstances that are often challenging
and that can vary across national contexts. We investigated the second language (L2) syntactic skills of Syrian children aged 6-12 ...
The Refuge Episode 4: Here and There: Language Learning and Wellbeing in Canada and Germany
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2021-09-23)
Welcome to the fourth episode of The Refuge!
Coinciding with the start of the new academic year, we continue our discussion of refugee children’s wellbeing and language learning; focusing on supports available in schools ...
The Refuge Episode 2: Transitions: Settlement, School, and Work
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2021-08-12)
Welcome to the second episode of The Refuge in which we are joined by Praise Mugisho, a former refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo now living in Nova Scotia, Dr. Ifeyinwa Mbakogu, a social worker and Professor ...
The Refuge Episode 3: Learning the Language: Supporting Refugee Youth Learning English
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2021-09-07)
Welcome to the third episode of The Refuge in which we discuss learning English as a new refugee in Canada, and how language affects and is in turn affected by integration.
Our guests are Fida Alfandi, a youth who ...
The Refuge Episode 1: Welcome To The Refuge
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2021-08-12)
In this introductory episode, we are joined by Michael Ungar, CYRRC’s Scientific Director, Simone Chia-Kangata, CYRRC’s Project Manager, and Nabiha Atallah, Advisor of Strategic Initiatives at Immigrant Services Association ...
The Refuge Episode 5: COVID-19: Refugee Families' Challenges and Resilience
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2021-10-26)
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged all of us; however, for many refugee families, social isolation, online learning, and stay-at-home orders compounded challenges they were already facing. At the same time, the resilience ...