Re-positioning language learners from refugee backgrounds as powerful meaning-makers: a case study in an Australian primary school

Melissa Barnes; Ekaterina Tour

doi:10.21832/9781800418905-005

Re-positioning language learners from refugee backgrounds as powerful meaning-makers: a case study in an Australian primary school

Melissa Barnes
, Ekaterina Tour

School of Learning and Teaching

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Diversity and Inclusivity in English Language Education
Subtitle of host publication	International Perspectives
Editors	Dat Bao, David O'Reilly, Melissa Barnes
Place of Publication	Bristol UK
Publisher	Multilingual Matters
Pages	17-29
Number of pages	13
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781800418905
ISBN (Print)	9781800418899
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21832/9781800418905-005
Publication status	Published - 2026

Publication series

Name	New Perspectives on Language and Education

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10.21832/9781800418905-005

Diversity and Inclusivity in English Language Education: International Perspectives
Bao, D. (Editor), O'Reilly, D. (Editor) & Barnes, M. (Editor), 2026, 1st ed. Bristol UK: Multilingual Matters. 322 p. (New Perspectives on Language and Education)
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Barnes, M., & Tour, E. (2026). Re-positioning language learners from refugee backgrounds as powerful meaning-makers: a case study in an Australian primary school. In D. Bao, D. O'Reilly, & M. Barnes (Eds.), Diversity and Inclusivity in English Language Education: International Perspectives (1st ed., pp. 17-29). (New Perspectives on Language and Education). Multilingual Matters. https://doi.org/10.21832/9781800418905-005

Barnes, Melissa ; Tour, Ekaterina. / Re-positioning language learners from refugee backgrounds as powerful meaning-makers : a case study in an Australian primary school. Diversity and Inclusivity in English Language Education: International Perspectives. editor / Dat Bao ; David O'Reilly ; Melissa Barnes. 1st. ed. Bristol UK : Multilingual Matters, 2026. pp. 17-29 (New Perspectives on Language and Education).

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Barnes M, Tour E. Re-positioning language learners from refugee backgrounds as powerful meaning-makers: a case study in an Australian primary school. In Bao D, O'Reilly D, Barnes M, editors, Diversity and Inclusivity in English Language Education: International Perspectives. 1st ed. Bristol UK: Multilingual Matters. 2026. p. 17-29. (New Perspectives on Language and Education). doi: 10.21832/9781800418905-005