Still on the Margins: Migration, English Language Learning, and Mental Health in Immigrant Psychiatric Patients

Autor/inn/en	Eamer, Allyson; Fernando, Shanti; King, Alyson E.
Titel	Still on the Margins: Migration, English Language Learning, and Mental Health in Immigrant Psychiatric Patients
Quelle	In: Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 11 (2017) 4, S.190-202 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Eamer, Allyson) ORCID (Fernando, Shanti) ORCID (King, Alyson E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-5692
DOI	10.1080/15595692.2017.1289918
Schlagwörter	Migration; English Language Learners; Mental Health; Immigrants; Qualitative Research; Mental Disorders; Acculturation; Adults; Psychiatric Hospitals; Language Acquisition; Language Proficiency; Semi Structured Interviews; Ethnography; Patients; Grounded Theory; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychohygiene; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Qualitative Forschung; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Akkulturation; Phsychiatric institution; Psychiatrische Einrichtung; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Ethnografie; Patient; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	This qualitative study explores the reflexive relationships among mental illness, acculturation, and progress toward English proficiency in five adult immigrants being treated at a Canadian psychiatric hospital. The research explores the additional challenges faced by mentally ill individuals when learning a new language and the extent to which English language acquisition may be impeded by factors related to mental illness. Semistructured ethnographic interviews are conducted with the patients. Data analysis is accomplished through grounded theory methods, specifically data-driven and theory-driven coding. The English language acquisition experiences of these five individuals are contrasted with second-language acquisition theory to suggest that the effects of the theoretical language learning advantages possessed by this group may have been diminished by factors related to mental illness. Policy recommendations are made to address this additional set of challenges for immigrants with psychiatric disorders. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01