Tag: refugee
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Implementing Google Drive as a LMS
The Mastering 9 Conversations package of outputs is ready. One of the options we worked on was collating course materials in a set of Google Docs folders and I decided to test how that would work. The first step is to copy the bunch of folders and since Google Drive only lets you copy one item at…
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Why networks matter
Extending your network lies at the heart of Linked In and yet the thought of it makes most of us cringe for various reasons. However, the evidence for the value of targeted networking is piling up and we are taking advantage of that in our Mastering 9 Conversations project supporting refugees who want to start…
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Presenting the diversophy migrant edition
Delegates at the IATEFL conference in Liverpool in April had the chance to try out the diversophy migrant game. It certainly led to conversation and dialogue, the prime intention of the game, when I heard comments such as the following during the game: Well I would never call my teacher by their first name so…
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Business FAQ for migrants
Although the category of refugee business is probably rather small, it is very likely that you are familiar with at least one. These are not usually at the glamorous start-up end but more at the run-of-the-mill pizzaria and hairdresser end. Even so, it is quite daunting to arrive in a country not speaking the language and…
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Managing Cultural Diversity
Some European universities are much more pro-active about internationalisation than others and I have a feeling that German universities are in general more proactive in this than HE institutions in other EU countries. The Managing Cultural Diversity seminar which I have just returned from is just one prong in a palette of events and opportunities…
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Can you learn the language on the job?
One of the current debates in Denmark is about the most effective way to learn the language since this is key to functioning well. There is an argument that the best place to learn a language is in the workplace and this has been used to justify political moves to get refugees into the workplace…
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Taking sides
Invited as a guest to Franklin Yartey’s intercultural class in Dubuque, we agreed on the topic of the refugee crisis as manifest in Denmark.