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Language for Resilience
“Language for Resilience” (L4R) is the British Council’s programme which promotes language learning as a way for refugees and host communities to withstand challenges and recover from crisis. I’ve been extensively involved in L4R since its 2016 inception.
I’ve worked on L4R programmes as thought leader, materials development consultants, research consultant and workshop facilitator.
Much of my L4R work has been in training teachers and other educational stakeholders.
I conducted a wide-ranging, multi-stakeholder qualitative analysis in Jordan, which focused on understanding the role of languages in accessing learning pathways and psychosocial support.
Future envisioning by a young Syrian refugee in northern Jrdan.
"Language is an equalizer. When a child can speak and write in the host country language they develop the confidence and self-assurance to communicate with their peers, building a solid educational foundation that serves them for the rest of their lives."
Amin Awad
A multilingual approach is taken in L4R programmes, seeing English as just one langauge in a speaker's portfolio.
I worked as academic lead for the ‘access to education, training and employment’ component of the publication Language-for-resilience Cross-disciplinary perspectives on the role of language in enhancing the resilience of refugees and host communities
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