Tutoring on the Margins: Supporting a Migrant Student as a Visiting Educator

Robert Broom

Tutoring on the Margins

Supporting a Migrant Student as a Visiting Educator

Authors

Robert Broom

Keywords:

Cross-Cultural Issues, Ethics, Equity and Social Justice, Language Education, Primary and Secondary Education, Student Learning and Development, International Student and Scholar Services

Abstract

An English Teaching Assistant faces a complex dilemma, torn between the desire to support a student and the expectations of a supervising teacher, the ETA must navigate beliefs about education, identity, politics, and social issues.