INCLUDEED is a multilingual project whose main objective is the integration of immigrant and refugee groups in Europe through one of Europe's main assets: its languages. It involves the participation of leading universities in Applied Linguistics, especially language teaching and with previous joint experience in creating materials for the use of these socially disadvantaged groups. It is now proposed to go one step further. INCLUDEED revolves around two intellectual outputs: In the intellectual output 1, the group of universities will analyse the teaching of languages to immigrants and refugees as a joint task, with each of the partners taking on the development of a theme or aspect in this field. As a result of this work, a joint guide will be produced for people and institutions working in the field of immigrants and refugees reception. This publication, which will be open and available through different channels of dissemination and which will address the challenges and solutions in the integration of these groups, can function as a vade mecum in the tasks of different groups: language teaching professionals or volunteers, non-governmental organisations and national and supranational public institutions. In the intellectual output 2, a multilingual course (in six languages) will be developed for immigrant and refugee groups who already have a basic and instrumental level of the host language but who have difficulties in communicating effectively and pragmatically. In other words, these courses (in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and English) aim to achieve a good sociolinguistic and intercultural integration, beyond the linguistic rudiments they already possess. This communicative skill is vital to achieve success in the working environment, but also in the personal, as well as to avoid communicative situations that could approach the orbit of the intercultural conflict. The courses, virtual and open, will be hosted, on the one hand, in a dedicated Youtube channel and, on the other hand, in a repository located in the project's web-platform, where it will also be possible to consult complementary materials for self-training. Providing also self-evaluation tools, the use of all materials will allow potential users to improve their skills and abilities in general and in their performance and daily interactions in particular. Course description: 6 multilingual units, including in each linguistic microfunctions and interaction schemes (MCERL), communicative contexts (language registers/pragmatic frames) and intercultural information Around these two intellectual outputs, intensive cross-disciplinary and cross-training activities (2 workshops and 2 multiplier events) will be organised by the consortium members in their field of specialisation for the exchange of knowledge and skills in language teaching to socially disadvantaged groups, such as immigrants and refugees. In addition to the multiplication of the impact with the retraining of staff in the universities of origin, the intellectual outputs will also benefit from the results of these training, dissemination and reflection activities. With INCLUDEED, remarkable results and impact will be achieved: first of all, innovative, high quality materials, elaborated by specialists in the field, will be offered to a group that has special characteristics and therefore has to be approached in a particular way. This is also an innovative approach, since the materials available today are limited and often non-specialised. Secondly, it responds to the very numerous cases in which members of these groups, due to their life circumstances, need to carry out training and learning autonomously. Thirdly, a detailed examination of these aspects of immigrant and refugee education will be carried out, the conclusions of which will be translated into a guide for teachers and those responsible for training these groups, which will help to understand and deal with the phenomenon of migration and the reception of refugees from a linguistic point of view. Fourthly, from the perspective of respect for diversity, multilingualism and the use of the majority European languages, the cultural heritage of the continent and one of the driving forces of the EU, are promoted. Fifthly, the links established through previous projects in institutions that are a reference in Applied Linguistics, specifically in language teaching, throughout the world are reinforced. Finally, it mitigates, from a modest position, problems of a global nature: the difficulties faced by migrants, including what is known as acculturative stress, defined as the process of simultaneous participation with the new culture and maintenance of the ethnic culture and identity.
General objectives (institutional, teaching and learning): GO1 To contribute to the reinforcement of cooperation among EU HEIs through the exchange of best practices with a view to achieving the social inclusion of immigrant and refugee groups. GO2 To draw up teaching proposals that respond to the educational needs of the EU context -intercultural and multilingual- and that present possible solutions to improve the linguistic and intercultural competence of these groups. GO3 To implement the development of cross-sectional knowledge, skills and attitudes related to the foreign language learning in Europe, paying attention to people at a social disadvantage. Specific objectives: SO1 To develop materials for teaching languages for the acquisition of pragmatic, sociolinguistic and intercultural skills. SO2 To study and analyse the different aspects that specifically shape the teaching of languages to immigrants/refugees. SO3 To prepare a guide that serves as a reference tool in the integration processes of these groups. SO4 To disseminate the achievements and results of the previous SOs through multiplying events. SO5 To carry out training activities for the training of young researchers and professionals from the consortium.
INCLUDEED is the continuation of the ongoing collaboration of the consortium of universities and its NGO partners. After three international joint projects, the partners have established common lines of work and priority systems in their area of expertise: language teaching, especially for socially disadvantaged groups. All participating universities are international leaders in the teaching of their respective languages and in the creation of innovative language teaching materials. Based on the conclusions of the previous work of this consortium, the need to extend the language training of the immigrant/refugee collective to a level higher than the platform level (A2), already achieved through other innovative products developed by the consortium, was detected. This was carried out in parallel with an analysis of the advances and problems still existing in the teaching of languages to a human group with very defined characteristics and with needs that require a quick and agile response. The diversity and nature of the consortium has allowed the subsequent challenges to be tackled from a multilingual (6 languages involved) and multicultural point of view, addressing not only linguistic but also cultural integration issues.