Beyond Translation: Child Language Brokering with Dr. Anusha Kassan and Katerina Palova

When Canadian newcomers face a language barrier, it often falls to their children, sometimes very young children, to bridge the gap at the bank, the doctor’s office, or the grocery store. This is Child Language Brokering, and it remains an under-studied phenomenon. Today's guests, Dr. Anusha Kassan (UBC) and Katerina Palova (TIES Centre for Immigrant Research), have written a book along with Halley Silversides, that helps us all understand. Best practices for settlement practitioners: https://assets-global.website-files.com/62a261233764c47324d0e8cc/64c3e0c46310bab2452ff165_CLB%20best%20practices.pdf Settlement practitioner’s toolkit: https://assets-global.website-files.com/62a261233764c47324d0e8cc/64c3e0c49c1242b276bc8694_Settlement%20Practitioner%27s%20Toolkit_CS_edits.pdf Child language brokering checklist: https://assets-global.website-files.com/62a261233764c47324d0e8cc/64c3e0c44782619c91d7ac26_CLB%20Checklist.pdf TIES Centre for Immigrant Research: https://www.immigrantresearch.com/