Language Issues of Migrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reimagining Migrant (Linguistic) Integration Programs in (Post-)Pandemic Times

• Main Author: Borlongan, Ariane Macalinga
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2022
• Subjects: Anthropological Linguistics and Sociolinguistics; Applied Linguistics; Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education; Language and Literacy Education; Migration Studies; Other Linguistics; Social Welfare
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/jeal/vol1/iss2/3; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/jeal/article/1018/viewcontent/RA_2.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

This paper surveys the language issues experienced by migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequently proposes a (linguistic) integration program for migrants, which is responsive and sensitive to their needs particularly during crises and emergencies. Migrants’ access to disease prevention a...