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TALK TO ME – SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF YOUR NEW COUNTRY Liisa Peltomaa and Anne-Marie Salonen

TALK TO ME – SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF YOUR NEW COUNTRY Liisa Peltomaa and Anne-Marie Salonen DKG Finland State and Gamma Chapter in Turku DKG Regional Conference in Baden-Baden 2011. DKG Γ Chapter Finland and Association Daisy Ladies

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TALK TO ME – SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF YOUR NEW COUNTRY Liisa Peltomaa and Anne-Marie Salonen

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  1. TALK TO ME – SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF YOUR NEW COUNTRY Liisa Peltomaa and Anne-Marie Salonen DKG Finland State and Gamma Chapter in Turku DKG RegionalConference in Baden-Baden 2011

  2. DKG ΓChapter Finland and Association DaisyLadies Aim to participate in cooperation in which Knowledge is power into which Language is the key

  3. Association DaisyLadies • A social network for immigrantwomen • in Finland founded in 2002 to • Bringculturestogether and supporteach • one’sownculturalidentity* • Act as an association thatdevelopsevery • kind of equality* • Increasepossibilities for education and • Employment* • Languageteaching*

  4. Staff 2 salariedworkers Part-time and long-termvolunteersfromwomen’sorganizationslike DKG and UNIFEM

  5. Association DaisyLadies • The waysitworks • Information and advice • Membergatherings • Supportingeachother • Lectures, seminars, workshops, visits and • courses*

  6. Association DaisyLadies • Activitiestogether • Handicrafts • Sports • Cooking • Fun • Studiesabout • Finnishsociety • Celebratingevents*

  7. Selection of participants • on application • 50-60 participants per year • length of attendancefewmonthsup to oneyear • length of attendancefewmonthsup to oneyear*

  8. Methods • Interview – getting to knoweachother • Distributinglists of terms and phrases • Repeatingafter the instructor/ and readingaloudalltogether • Questions and repliesbyinstructors and byeachparticipants • Pictures, gestures and signlanguage • Aim to activateeveryone*

  9. Signitures of the participants

  10. Content of ourcourse

  11. New themesthisyear • Health and illnesses • Education • Customs and habits • Colours • Numerals • Festivities and religiousholidays • Trafficsigns • Energy

  12. Countries of the participants • Therewerewomenfrom • Afganistan • China • Irak • Iran • Korea • Kosovo • Morocco • Nepal • Russia • Somalia • Turkey • Thailand • Vietnam

  13. Funding • City of Turku • Finland’s Slot Machine Association (RAY) • The Social Insurance Institution of Finland • Ministry for the Interior Affairs and Ministry of Education and Culture

  14. Problems • Differences in the intellectuallevels of the ladies – somewelleducated and somealmostilliterate • Groupsaretoolarge • Muchtimespent on interpreting*

  15. Whattheylike and notlike Understanding the text

  16. Whattheylike and notlike Understanding the text

  17. Photos of Association DaisyLadies

  18. Photos of Association DaisyLadies

  19. Photos of Association DaisyLadies

  20. Thankyou for yourattendance! Baden-Baden 2011

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