"Language Education and Learners of a Refugee Background"- New Publication by LiDS member Prof. Sílvia Melo-Pfeifer

15 June 2026

Buch Cover "Language Education and Learners of a Refugee Background" von Vander Tavares und Silvia Melo-Pfeifer. Springer Verlag, Educational Linguistics, Farbverlauf von rot, lila und blau

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LiDS member Prof. Dr. Sílvia Melo-Pfeifer has published a new book with Springer. In this edited volume Sílvia Melo-Pfeifer, Vander Tavares and other experts provide a global perspective on language education for learners with refugee background and explore pedagogical innovations and interventions designed to address their complex needs. They further identify the challenges refugees face when learning a new language across diverse sociolinguistic contexts.

Additional information can be found in the publication: Link

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