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Integration arenas . In Levanger Communication and culture. Task. How does integration happen in Levanger? Arena Cultural meetings. Levanger. Small town Family- orientated Habits Integration. Arenas in levanger. Big Bite
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Integration arenas In Levanger Communication and culture
Task • How doesintegrationhappen in Levanger? • Arena • Cultural meetings
Levanger • Small town • Family-orientated • Habits • Integration
Arenas in levanger • Big Bite • Leira Reception Centre for AsylumSeekers • Orion • Frol kindergarden • Dunya • LHK • LFK • Sjefsgården
Big bite • Fast food company • Customertreatment • Integration
Leira reception centre for asylum seekers • Receptioncentre for asylumseekers in Levanger • Run by thelocalmunicipalty
Orion • A resturant in Levanger
Dunya • Alternative grocery store in Levanger
LHK • The elite team for handball in Levanger • Play in theprofessional league in Norway
LFK • The soccer team in Levanger • Plays in the second division
Sjefsgården • A communalschool for immigrants
Methods • Qualitative research • Observe • Interview
Meetings betweencultures • Interculturalcommunication- between • Intraculturalcommunication- within
Integration • Including • Keepyourculture
Descriptiveconceptofculture • Culture as people or groups withsimilarities • Describe a person’sactionsbecauseoftheirculture
Dynamicconceptofculture • Culture in in constant change • Culture alone can’t describe a person’s actions • A lot of other elements involved
FactsaboutSjefsgården • Communalschool for immigrants over the age of 16 • Education • 140 students • 35 different countries • 15 different languages • Introduction program
Observation • Math class • 10 students • Betweenthe age of 16 and 19 • 2 girls and 8 boys
Language • Literarylanguage«Bokmål» • Dialect «Trøndersk» • Dialect is difficult to understand for immigrants • Sounds like a different language
The class • Small class • Variable previouseducation • Numbersare not a problem, butthetext
Rules and adjustment • Not allowed to usetheirmothertounge • Canusemothertounge if it’suseful to theclass • Advantage for teachers thatspeak a lot oflanguages
Interviewwithteacher • Different environment in the different classes • Classeswith a lot ofasylumseekersare more restless • Attendance • Grades • Effort
«Is thereanycomplicationsrelated to ethnicity?» • Dynamicconceptofculture • «Youcan’tput a person in a boxbecauseof his culture, you have to see individual persons withtheirownpersonality»
Interviewwith student • 18 years old • Graduatingclass • Small town • Escaped
Spare-time activitiies • Cooperatewith LFK • Yoga • Aerobic • Child minding
Conclusion and summary • Two types ofculturalunderstanding • Compare and understand • Context • Dialectscan lead to misunderstandings • Norwegian is difficult • Teachers have an advantagewhentheyknow a lot oflanguages • Classeswith a lot ofasylumseekersare more restless • Culture is not a problem, personality is