Language & Literacy

Watch: Exploring English Learners’ Transition to College

New book by Yasuko Kanno studies ways to support students

BU Wheelock sat down with Yasuko Kanno, associate professor of language education and chair of BU Wheelock’s Language & Literacy Education Department, to hear about her new book, English Learners’ Access to Postsecondary Education: Neither College nor Career Ready. The book is an ethnographic case study exploring seven English learners’ transition from high school to postsecondary education. Kanno shares her research process, ways to best support English learners, and opportunities for future investigation.

Video produced and edited by Gwyneth Williams (Wheelock’24)