Socio-Cultural And Linguistic Harmonization Of Syrians In Turkey
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https://doi.org/10.53463/innovltej.20240132Keywords:
Immigrants’ integration, multilingualism, Syrians’ integration, immersion programsAbstract
Turkey is a country acting as a bridge between two continents Asia and Europa and it connects diverse nations and cultures thanks to its geographical location and political attitude in Middle East. Regarding these facts, Turkey has been a destination for Syrian immigrants for shelter and security reasons after the break of Syrian war in 2011. On arrival, they come across a number of difficulties in adaptation to new social life because of difference between two cultures. The most striking one is the language since it is a necessity to integrate into the target society. It is possible via language to be able to accommodate target society and social life. The purpose of this study is to justify an educational model, which provides new comers with the ability of coping with the possible educational and language matters in Turkey context. However, this model could be adopted in different contexts regarding the necessary changes. Target education model has been invented by revising and adopting the strong and potential sides of the programs asserted before. Inclusive, pluralistic and constructivist implementations have been embraced and celebrated while constructing this model. The base of the education program has been grounded on concepts and attitudes mentioned above. As a result, a language program, which supports the total integration of Syrians by preserving their ethnic identity, has been produced and advised.
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