{"product_id":"9781444338744","title":"Mogadishu on the Mississippi Language, Racialized Identity, and Education in a New Land","description":"\u003ch3\u003eLanguage Learning Monograph\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMogadishu on the Mississippi\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLanguage, Racialized Identity, and Education in a New Land\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMartha H. Bigelow | Lourdes Ortega\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates the language learning, multiple literacy development, and schooling and community experiences of the Somali population in Minnesota - a community which is Muslim, refugee, and under-schooled\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together five years of interdisciplinary research, drawing upon theories from the fields of applied linguistics, second language acquisition, education, and sociology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses a range of epistemological frames to explore central and contemporary problems that tie language learning to racialized, religious, and gendered identities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues for the centrality of socio-political contexts in language learning and for the integration of advocacy and research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eMartha H. Bigelow\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor in the Second Languages and Cultures Education program at the University of Minnesota. Most of her current research, teaching, and community engagement activities are focused on the language learning, academic success, and healthy cultural adaptation of immigrant and refugee youth. She has completed studies in the areas of second language acquisition, language teacher education, and immigrant education.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 September 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444338744\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315690926220,"sku":"9781444338744","price":43.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444338744.jpg?v=1780140159","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444338744","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}