The resources and information on these pages is the first level of support for teachers & other educators who deal with displaced populations in schools. 

Here you will find information about various conflicts and other factors that lead to migration.

You will also find information about languages spoken by displaced persons. Another page has policies in various countries that host refugees & displaced persons. Other pages have lesson plans, MEMES for educational use, and reference links.

A FEW REFERENCES

Bastardas, A. (2002b). World language policy in the era of globalization. Diversity and intercommunication from the perspective of ‘complexity’. Noves SL. Revista de Sociolinguistica/Journal on Sociolinguistics (online journal).

Bastardas Boada, A. (2007). Linguistic sustainability for a multilingual humanity. Glossa- an Interdiscipinary Journal, 2 (2), 1-31.

Hornberger, N. (Ed.). (2003). Continua of Biliteracy: An Ecological Framework for Educational Policy, Research, and Practice in Multilingual Settings. Tonawanda, NY: Multilingal Matters.

Marti, F. (1996). Language Education for World Peace. Global Issues in Language Education, (25), 16-17. Retrieved on 20-7-13 at http://gilesig.org/25Marti.htm

Tochon, F.V. (2009). The Key to Global Understanding: World Languages Education- Why Schools Need to Adapt. Review of Educational Research, 79 (2), 650-681.

Yusuf, S. (2011). The Importance of the Foreign Language Learning Contributing to World Peace. US-China Education Review, 8 (5), 580-588.

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Harrison, K.  M. (2013). Language Education Policy by World Regions. In F. V. Tochon (Ed.), Language Education Policy Studies (online). Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin—Madison. Retrieved from: http://www.languageeducationpolicy.org (access date).