MIGRANTS: EDUCATION AND INTEGRATION

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1 MIGRANTS: EDUCATION AND INTEGRATION

2 WHO ARE THE MIGRANTS BEING TRAINED? YOUNG PEOPLE IMMIGRATION IS A RECENT PHENOMENON 80% ARE LESS THAN 40 YEARS OLD. THE AVERAGE IS YEARS OLD NO HOMOGENEITY OUT OF 10 MIGRANTS: 4 FROM EUROPE 3 FROM AFRICA 2 FROM ASIA 1 FROM AMERICA WITH REGARD TO BOTH MOTHER TONGUE AND SOCIO-CULTURAL IDENTITY HALF OF THEM INTEND TO REMAIN IN ITALY (MAINLY FROM ASIA AND AFRICA) TWO WAYS TO LEARN L 2 SPONTANEOUS ATTENDING A CLASS

3 BASIC NEEDS OF MIGRANTS KNOWLEDGE OF FUNDAMENTAL REGISTERS OF THE NEW LANGUAGE RAPID INTEGRETATION INTO SOCIAL LIFE (TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND LOCAL CULTURE) INTEGRETATION INTO WORK ENVIRONMENT ABILITY TO ADAPT TO MEET THE NEW CULTURE WHILE KEEPING THE ORIGINAL ONE ALIVE USE AND ADAPT THE NATIVE CULTURAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND TO USE IT WITHIN THE NEW MILIEU OBTAINING A NEW EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION OBTAINING OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE SKILLS ATTENDING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COURSES

4 THE ANSWER IS: PROPER RECEPTION FOSTERING CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND COMPARISON TO HIGHLIGHT COMMON POINTS AND DIFFERENCES AWARENESS THAT THE ORIGINAL CULTURE MUST BE USED AS A RESOURCE FOR TRAINING NOTHING MUST BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED SUPPLY THE BASIC INSTRUMENTS OF EVERYDAY COMMUNICATION TO MAKE HIM/HER ABLE TO MEET IMMEDIATE NEEDS IN BASIC SITUATION EMPHASIS ON COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTIONS, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR MOST FREQUENTLY USED

5 THE ANSWER IS: PROPER RECEPTION TEACH DAILY LIFE IN ALL ITS ASPECTS (HOW TO BEHAVE IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS) TEACH IMMIGRATION LAWS PROVIDE FUNDAMENTAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE MOST IMPORTANT SOCIAL SERVICES AVAILABLE PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS THAT CAN HELP THEM TO RESOLVE DIFFICULTIES ASK MIGRANTS TO VERIFY AND EVALUATE THE TRAINING

6 STEPS IN TRAINING I. RECEPTION II. EVALUATION OF PREVIOUS SKILLS (education credits and debts) III. TRAINING AGREEMENT IV. TRAINING CHOICE BASIC SKILLS (learning L 2 educational qualifications) FUNCTIONAL SKILLS (english, computers) V. SKILLS CERTIFICATION OFFICIAL NON-OFFICIAL

7 EVERYBODY CAN BE AN INTERMEDIARY GOOD ATMOSPHERE RECIPROCAL RESPECT DIALOGUE LISTENING DEALING WITH THE DIFFICULTIES: RECOGNIZING KIND OF CONFLICT FINDING THE STRATEGIES TO RESOLVE IT DEVELOPING CONFLICT RESOLUTION

8 EDUCATION LINGUISTIC LEARNING FOR SPECIFIC SITUATIONS TO BECOME A FULL CITIZEN

9 THE LINGUISTIC RECEPTION SHOULD BE DONE IN A RELATIONSHIP BASED ON EQUAL TERMS MUST BE ROOTED IN THE EXPERIENCE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PERSON HIMSELF ITS SOCIAL ASPECT MUST BE: TO GROW TOGETHER WHILE STUDYING THE SECOND LANGUAGE THE MOTHER TONGUE AND THE ORIGINAL CULTURE CAN BE ENHANCED CULTURAL RACISM MUST BE AVOIDED (BABY-TALKING APPARENTLY REDUCES THE DIFFICULTIES BUT ACTUALLY UNDERLINES THE DIFFERENCE AND IS AN OBSTACLE TO CULTURAL GROWTH)

10 LEARNING IN A MIGRANT SITUATION DEPENDS ON: 1) PREVIOUS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE KIND OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE (e. g. CHINESE PUPILS) PERSONAL SCHOOL EXPERIENCE LEVEL OF SCHOOL LITERACY (NO LITERACY IN L 1 OR LITERACY IN L 1 WITH IDEOGRAMS) LITERACY IN L 1 WITH OTHER ALPHABETS LITERACY IN L 1 WITH LATIN ALPHABET KNOWLEDGE OF L 2

11 LEARNING IN A MIGRANT SITUATION DEPENDS ON: 2) LINGUISTIC SITUATION CHARACTERISTICS OF L 1 KNOWLEDGE OF VEHICULAR LANGUAGES EXPOSURE TO L 2 PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS

12 LEARNING IN A MIGRANT SITUATION DEPENDS ON: 3) INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS AGE REASONS FOR MIGRATING REASONS FOR LEARNING L 2 LOGISTIC SITUATION INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITY TO COMMUNICATE

13 LEARNING FOR SPECIFIC SITUATIONS WORK FAMILY HEALTH KNOW. KNOW HOW. WHERE TO GO SCHOOL

14 ORIENTATION AND RE-ORIENTATION IN THE WORK MILIEU KNOW: THE NEEDS OF THE MARKET IN THE AREA THE LAWS CONCERNING THE WORK OF MIGRANTS THE WORK CONTRACT, WAGES. COMMUNICATION, TERMINOLOGY IN L 2, HOW TO BEHAVE IN PARTICULAR SITUATIONS..

15 ORIENTATION AND RE-ORIENTATION IN THE WORK MILIEU KNOW HOW: TO UNDERSTAND AN ADVERTISEMENT AND WRITE A WORK APPLICATION TO WRITE A LETTER OF INTRODUCTION TO WRITE A CURRICULUM VITAE TO FILL OUT FORMS TO BEHAVE IN A JOB INTERVIEW.

16 ORIENTATION AND RE-ORIENTATION IN THE WORK MILIEU WHERE TO GO: BEING ABLE TO GO TO INFORMATION POINTS TO FIND A JOB, OFFICES, STRUCTURES,.. TEMPORARY JOB AGENCIES SEARCHING FOR JOB ON THE INTERNET

17 ORIENTATION AND RE-ORIENTATION IN THE WORK MILIEU IN THIS WAY, ORIENTATIOIN AND TRAINING RESULT HARMONIOUS FOR: THE PERSON THE WORKER THE CITIZEN

18 EDUCATION OF THE SECOND GENERATION OF MIGRANTS In Italy, there is already a second generation of migrants: children are introduced in the school system, but it is not sufficient they must be supported by their families Recent surveys show that parents with scarse education have children with the same problems and difficulties; from such acknowledgement derives the importance to activate adequate formation for those parents who have inadequate language and cultural background IF SUCH GOAL IS NOT REACHED, SOCIAL ALIENATION PERPETUATES Both parents and children must escape poverty and social/cultural exclusion in order to reach an active citizenship and a full social standing

19 EDUCATION OF THE SECOND GENERATION OF MIGRANTS (2) The overspilling of an harmonious education of the migrant: PARENTS SUCCEED IN ASSISTING THEIR CHILDREN IN THEIR EDUCATION COURSE, SPECIFICALLY IN READING, WRITING AND COMPREHENSION PARENTS ARE MORE STIMULATED TO LEARN, FEELING OF ASSISTANCE TO THEIR CHILDREN PARENTS FEEL CONSCIOUS OF THEIR POSITIVE ROLE AND ACT EFFECTIVELY FOR CHILDREN S NEEDS THE EDUCATIONAL CONTACT BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN INCREASES

20 EDUCATION OF THE SECOND GENERATION OF MIGRANTS (3) PARENTS BECOME PARTNER OF THEIR CHILDREN IN THE CULTURAL PROCESS, BY USING PARENTS METHODS AS A TEACHER CHILDREN IMPROVE THEIR EDUCATION THROUGH SELF- EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE FROM THEIR PARENTS TO REACH SCHOOL SUCCESS THEREFORE, CHILDREN EDUCATION IS NOT LEFT ONLY TO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM BUT IS SUPPORTED ALSO BY THE FAMILY

21 DEVELOPING A NETWORK CULTURE THAT IS: THE SPYDER WEB CREATING A NETWORK CULTURE MEANS IMPROVING THE MIGRANT S LIFE, RESPONDING TO HIS NEEDS, PROMOTING INITIATIVES THAT LINK UP PUBLIC SERVICES, ASSOCIATIONS, ETC MIGRANT: PERSON CITIZEN WORKER