22 research outputs found
The EMAS and Its Role in the ESL Instruction to Immigrants in England
This chapter presents the results of a quantitative research carried out through the administration of a
questionnaire to the Multilingual Education Assistants who are part of the Ethnic Minority Achievement
Service (EMAS) at the Coventry City Council (UK). Authors investigate the importance and impact the
EMAS service has in the reception of foreign students newly arrived in England. In particular, the strategies
implemented to promote students’ integration within the new socio-cultural context are analysed. A
revision of the most important theories related to the teaching-learning process of an L2 is carried out.
An overview of migration in the 21st century and how intercultural education can foster the coexistence
of cultures, ethnic groups, and languages is provided. This chapter concludes that Multilingual Education
Assistants can help to encourage dialogue between individuals, promoting the overcoming of linguistic
obstacles and developing the linguistic competence of foreign children who have just arrived in England.2019-2