Adnan,  13  years  old  Syrian  refugee  in  Dohuk,  northern  Iraq:  “I  was  in  the  6th  grade  when  we  had  to  flee.  However,  here,  Sorani  is  spoken.  This,  along  with  the  difference  in  the  educa>on  system,  has  made  it  difficult  for  me  to  con>nue  my  educa>on.  “  

Nguyen  Thi  Thanhm,  teacher  in  Vietnam.  “There  are  13  ethnic  students  in  my  class.  Some>mes  when  you  teach  in  Vietnamese  they  seem  not  to  understand.    So  we  try  to  speak  Vietnamese  in  short,  simple  sentences”.        

Sushmita,  9  year  old  student,  Andhra  Pradesh,  India.  “Since  I  find  difficult  to  learn  and  understand  English,  I  want  it  to  be  taught  at  a  slow  pace  and  repeatedly  >ll  I  understand”    

Teachers  need  to  be  trained  in  two  languages  and  to  understand  the  needs  of  second  language  learners  

Provide  culturally  appropriate  school                

readiness                programmes  

Second-­‐chance  accelerated  learning  

progammes  in  local  

languages  

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Natalee,  teacher,  Bay  Islands,  Honduras:  “When  curriculum  is  standardized  to  state  policies  and  does  not  consider  the  na>ve  language,  tradi>ons  and  customs  of  the  people,  this  creates  a  barrier  that  most  indigenous  people  are  unable  to  overcome.”    

 

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