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EFL instruction as a tool for the inclusion of refugee children in Croatian schools: Teachers’ perspective
Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2024. urn:nbn:hr:131:128510
Valek, Nives
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English language and literature
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Pedagogy

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Valek, N. (2024). EFL instruction as a tool for the inclusion of refugee children in Croatian schools: Teachers’ perspective (Master's thesis). Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:128510

Valek, Nives. "EFL instruction as a tool for the inclusion of refugee children in Croatian schools: Teachers’ perspective." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2024. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:128510

Valek, Nives. "EFL instruction as a tool for the inclusion of refugee children in Croatian schools: Teachers’ perspective." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2024. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:128510

Valek, N. (2024). 'EFL instruction as a tool for the inclusion of refugee children in Croatian schools: Teachers’ perspective', Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 08 July 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:128510

Valek N. EFL instruction as a tool for the inclusion of refugee children in Croatian schools: Teachers’ perspective [Master's thesis]. Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2024 [cited 2024 July 08] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:128510

N. Valek, "EFL instruction as a tool for the inclusion of refugee children in Croatian schools: Teachers’ perspective", Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, 2024. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:128510

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TitleEFL instruction as a tool for the inclusion of refugee children in Croatian schools: Teachers’ perspective
Title (croatian)Nastava engleskog jezika kao alat za inkluziju djece izbjeglica u hrvatske škole: Perspektiva nastavnika
AuthorNives Valek
MentorStela Letica Krevelj (mentor)
MentorMarija Bartulović (komentor)
Committee memberRenata Geld (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberStela Letica Krevelj (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberMarija Bartulović (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English language and literature)
Zagreb
GranterUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of Pedagogy)
Zagreb
Defense date and country2024-06-07, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		SOCIAL SCIENCES
Pedagogy
School Pedagogy
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		INTERDISCIPLINARY AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE
Educational Sciences (Child and Educational Psychology, Sociology of Education, Political Science of Education, Economics of Education, Anthropology of Education, Neurosciences and Early Learning, Educational Disciplines)
Abstract
Following the 2015 European refugee crisis and the Ukrainian refugee crisis which started in February 2022, the Croatian education system has been faced with a pressing need to include refugee children into Croatian schools. While some attention in research has been given to what the best ways for refugee children to acquire Croatian in schools are, no attention has been given to how English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instruction can be used as a tool for the inclusion of refugee children in Croatian schools. This paper aims to determine in which ways five EFL teachers support the potential of EFL instruction for the inclusion of refugee students into the Croatian education system by researching their perspectives on refugee inclusion in their classrooms through a semi-structured interview. The results of the study show that the EFL teachers believe EFL instruction has potential for the inclusion of refugee students. They also provide insight into what benefits the participants believe learning English can have for refugee students and what challenges they face when teaching refugee students English. Further, the study resulted in an overview of strategies that EFL teachers use to provide language training and support to refugee students, to encourage an inclusive learning environment, to provide opportunities for identity construction of refugee students, and to support friendship-building between refugee students and Croatian students. Overall, the results show that multilingual pedagogies and intercultural practices are sometimes addressed by the participants but are still not widely adopted and practiced by the interviewed EFL teachers, which could be attributed to the reaction of the Croatian education system to the arrival of refugees in Croatia.
Keywords
Keywords (croatian)
Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:131:128510
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL
Course: TEFL
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Study programmeTitle: Pedagogy (double major)
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra pedagogije (magistar/magistra pedagogije)
Type of resourceText
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