A Comprehensive Cultural Orientation Program for Refugees.

Autor/in	Archer, Carol M.
Titel	A Comprehensive Cultural Orientation Program for Refugees.
Quelle	(1999), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Acculturation; Adult Education; Arabic; English (Second Language); Immigrants; Kurdish; Language Minorities; Orientation; Program Descriptions; Refugees; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Somali; Uncommonly Taught Languages; Texas (Houston) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akkulturation; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Arabisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Sprachminderheit; Orientierung; Flüchtling; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Minderheitensprache
Abstract	This paper presents the various components of the cultural orientation program as it has developed at the Bilingual Educational Institute (BEI), the organization that is currently awarded the grant for RSS in the Houston area by the state of Texas. This cultural orientation program's topics include the following: employment; healthcare; community organizations; workplace; transportation; housing; crime prevention; consumer issues; education; citizenship; welfare reform; government agencies; and finance. This cultural orientation program serves newly arrived refugees and community groups that interact with refugees. A description is provided of various aspects of the program: the orientation for refugees, the training provided to instructors, instructor assessment, and cultural information provided to the community about refugees. (KFT)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC