Beyond language: The complex positioning work by language teachers in an integration classroom
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Beyond language : The complex positioning work by language teachers in an integration classroom. / Lønsmann, Dorte.
In: Applied Linguistics, Vol. 44, No. 4, 2023, p. 678–697.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Beyond language
T2 - The complex positioning work by language teachers in an integration classroom
AU - Lønsmann, Dorte
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This article investigates the roles of language teachers in a language and integrationprogramme in Denmark. The results show that the teachers’ work goesbeyond the role of language teacher per se. The teachers are shown to take onthe role of integration workers, who, as part of the integration system, contributeto socializing the students into a marginalized position. At the same time,the teachers also use their agency to bend the rules and help their students.While the teachers fulfil the role of mediators who set aside time to help studentsfind their way in the Danish bureaucracy, they also struggle to set boundariesfor their students. Finally, the teachers balance the role of cheerleaderswho keep the students’ hopes up, with the role of realists who bring a soberingoutlook on refugees’ prospects in the labour market. This study contributes tothe field of applied linguistics by highlighting the daily positioning work doneby teachers in language and integration programmes in a delicate balancing actbetween marginalizing and empowering students.
AB - This article investigates the roles of language teachers in a language and integrationprogramme in Denmark. The results show that the teachers’ work goesbeyond the role of language teacher per se. The teachers are shown to take onthe role of integration workers, who, as part of the integration system, contributeto socializing the students into a marginalized position. At the same time,the teachers also use their agency to bend the rules and help their students.While the teachers fulfil the role of mediators who set aside time to help studentsfind their way in the Danish bureaucracy, they also struggle to set boundariesfor their students. Finally, the teachers balance the role of cheerleaderswho keep the students’ hopes up, with the role of realists who bring a soberingoutlook on refugees’ prospects in the labour market. This study contributes tothe field of applied linguistics by highlighting the daily positioning work doneby teachers in language and integration programmes in a delicate balancing actbetween marginalizing and empowering students.
U2 - 10.1093/applin/amac053
DO - 10.1093/applin/amac053
M3 - Journal article
VL - 44
SP - 678
EP - 697
JO - Applied Linguistics
JF - Applied Linguistics
SN - 0142-6001
IS - 4
ER -
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