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LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS: EMERGENCY SUPPORTIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING IN RESPONSE TO REFUGEE TRAUMA

Author(s): Radosław Kaleta
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Education and training, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Fundacja Rozwoju Systemu Edukacji
Keywords: Belarusian diaspora; language courses; political refugees; trauma and education; emergency supportive language teaching;

Summary/Abstract: After the rigged presidential elections in Belarus in 2020, thousands of people were forced to leave the country in fear of political repression. Poland became one of the main destinations for this wave of migration. The University of Warsaw, with the support of the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) and various non-governmental organisations, organised two rounds of language and cultural courses designed for members of the Belarusian diaspora. The program was an example of emergency supportive language teaching, combining Polish language instruction with empathetic psychological support and activities fostering social integration.

  • Issue Year: 2025
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 29-40
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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