The Integration of Refugees into German Society by Learning the German Language

Barović, Mirjana. (2018). The Integration of Refugees into German Society by Learning the German Language. Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology
Department of German Language and Literature. [mentor Rajković Iveta, Marijeta and Ščukakanec, Aleksandra].

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Abstract

This paper examines the integration of refugees and seekers of international protection (asylum seekers) into German society through the prism of learning the German language in Munich. The paper is based on participant observation of the course and the analysis of the surveys filled out by the refugees. The results of the survey and textbooks used in the integration course are inserted in the theoretical framework that suggest that not all dimensions (of interaction and of identification) of the integration process are fully developed which leads to the conclusion that aspects of the integration process have difficulties developing. During the research, methodological obstacles appeared in the shape of refusing to participate in the survey, not being able to understand the survey prepared in German, and failing to comply with previously planned phases of field research. This leads to the conclusion that it is necessary to organise a long-term field research during which a confidential relationship with this research group could be established. It was concluded that the content of textbooks should include more topics about everyday life.

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