1. IMMIGRATION PROFESSIONALS EXPERIENCE INTEGRATION IN TURKEY IILL: Integrated Intercultural Language Learning International Conference Istanbul, Turkey, 28 June -1 July 2007

2. Description SOCRATES GRUNTDVIG 2 LEARNING PARTNERSHIP PROJECT 2 YEARS’ DURATION 9 PARTICIPANTS (The Netherlands (x2), Turkey, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Spain, Italy and Iceland) MEETINGS in Turin (Italy), Antalya (Turkey), Stockholm (Sweden) and Tilburg (The Netherlands)

3. Objectives To raise awareness of the importance of this issue as a tool for implementing the Intercultural Competence To increase the motivations of educators and policy makers involved in this integration field through their involvement in this project. To establish a network for a European discussion on the Intercultural Competence

4. Objectives To characterize the difficulties of educators and the various unsolved cultural riddles, to reduce the educational, cultural and social gaps in the learning context. To challenge conventional policies and practices and work for change beyond the immediate educative/training situation. The implication of this is that everyone involved in working in integration field can be supported in confronting all of these issues. To work with a network of European Local adult education providers with responsibility for the provision of initial education services to minority ethnic groups in order to bring a European dimension to the context of work being done at the local/national level.

5. Involvement of the professionals The involvement of the professionals in this learning partnership project was an eye opening activity to realize that while making an Integration policy program for immigrants one should first focus on the needs and expectations of them. Because a well prepared integration means not only dismantling of the barriers which prevent many immigrants from participating in local cultural life, but also enabling policy makers and educators to understand easily what the needs and wishes of the target group are.

6. Topic Awareness of policy makers and educators of the problems, needs and expectations of immigrants Educators become learners Active citizenship Intercultural issues Strategy for stimulating / promoting adult learners' demand for learning Guidance / counseling / information or other support services Experimentation with new pedagogical approach(es)

7. Target Groups The target groups are policy makers, educational researchers, educational institutions, that are involved in Integration programs. Local community groups NGOs dealing with immigrants or minority groups

8. Participants ROC Midden Brabant Regional Training Centre, Tilburg, The Netherlands (Coordinator) ROC RIJN IJSSEL Regional Training Centre, Arnhem, The Netherlands ANTÇEV (Antalya Modern Education and Culture Foundation), Antalya, Turkey ORFEO Social Cooperative Society, Turin, Italy C.T.E.A. “FELIPE II” Adults Education Territorial Centre, Valladolid, Spain Oravais Reception Centre for Refugees, Oravais, Finland Diversity Development, Stockholm, Sweden Rosenhof Adult Education centre, Oslo, Norway Intercultural Centre, Reykjavik, Iceland

9. Outputs of the project A Conference (in Tilburg, 25 May 2007) Video (DVD) A Handbook (Benim Adım Einar) A Handbook Documentation A Network (www.newcomersinturkey.com)www.newcomersinturkey.com Further Project Proposal (Grundtvig 1- ID-EA Intercultural Dialogue: an European Aim with the same participant organisations)

10. Activities Meeting in Turin, Italy (1-5 Feb. 2005)- First meeting, to develop both quantitative and qualitative frame work for the integration program design in Turkey and interview guidelines Meeting in Antalya, Turkey (24-29 April 2006) - The integration program Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden (8-12 Nov. 2006)- Evaluation of the integration program based on the local dissemination results Meeting in Tilburg, the Netherlands (21-26 May 2007) - Last meeting/ Conference

11. Experience in Turkey 1. Participants followed the following integration program : a. Interview in Turkish b. Turkish as a second language lesson c. Social skills half in Turkish/ half in English 2. Film this activities of this integration program

12. Two or three participants from each participating organisation. One/two learners, one observer Participants experience and feel the integration process themselves

13. Cahit Ünver Primary School

14. Participants on the way to school

15. Turkish Lesson

16. Educators become learners

17. They are trying hard

18. Teachers and the coordinator

19. Participants with their certificates

20. Practising Turkish with kids

21. Other photos

22. An Immigration Centre in Stockholm

23. Photo Exhibition of Experience in Turkey

24. Team after dinner

25. Coordinator ‘Noureddine’ and ‘Einar’

26. Dutch lesson with immigrants

27. A workplace in Tilburg

28. Last meeting The last forum in The Netherlands focused on the presentation of the video and on issues of good practice. All interested parties attended, such as representatives from local government and local parliament, representatives from participant countries etc.

29. Conference Invitation

30. Final meeting in Tilburg

31. THANK YOU! Nilgün Eroğlu ÜSTÜN nilgun.eroglu.ustun@gmail.com info@antcev.org www.antcev.org