Implementing training in Portuguese for Speakers of Other Languages in Portugal: the case of adult immigrants with little or no schooling
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Resumo: | Courses in Portuguese for Speakers of Other Languages, in particular for adult immigrants, have been steadily expanding in Portugal over the last 15 years. These programmes aim to promote educational and labour market integration, access to Portuguese nationality, and cognitive development. This paper argues that official Portuguese learning policies have mainly targeted a population with an immigrant background that fails to represent the full range of adult immigrants’ needs. In particular, less educated adult immigrants’ educational needs have been persistently neglected. Considering that, hitherto, approximately 9% of trainees have been adult immigrants with little or no schooling, this group has not received sufficient attention in policy measures, nor has it been fully accommodated in institutional terms. As a starting point, the paper identifies the place of adult immigrant literacy in international and national discussions. Subsequently, it discusses the main official programmes offering Portuguese for Speakers of Other Languages to adult immigrants. The data from the main programmes were backed up by fieldwork, in particular interviews carried out with teachers and public officials which highlight the main barriers and strategies impacting on this group. Finally, we argue that programmes should consider tailor-made solutions, given the counterproductive heterogeneity of classes and the arbitrariness of informal procedures. |
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Implementing training in Portuguese for Speakers of Other Languages in Portugal: the case of adult immigrants with little or no schoolingAdult literacy learnersLanguage policiesLiteracyImmigrants with little or no schoolingPortuguese for speakers of other languagesCourses in Portuguese for Speakers of Other Languages, in particular for adult immigrants, have been steadily expanding in Portugal over the last 15 years. These programmes aim to promote educational and labour market integration, access to Portuguese nationality, and cognitive development. This paper argues that official Portuguese learning policies have mainly targeted a population with an immigrant background that fails to represent the full range of adult immigrants’ needs. In particular, less educated adult immigrants’ educational needs have been persistently neglected. Considering that, hitherto, approximately 9% of trainees have been adult immigrants with little or no schooling, this group has not received sufficient attention in policy measures, nor has it been fully accommodated in institutional terms. As a starting point, the paper identifies the place of adult immigrant literacy in international and national discussions. Subsequently, it discusses the main official programmes offering Portuguese for Speakers of Other Languages to adult immigrants. The data from the main programmes were backed up by fieldwork, in particular interviews carried out with teachers and public officials which highlight the main barriers and strategies impacting on this group. Finally, we argue that programmes should consider tailor-made solutions, given the counterproductive heterogeneity of classes and the arbitrariness of informal procedures.A oferta do Português para Falantes de Outras Línguas destinada a imigrantes adultos tem registado uma expansão contínua em Portugal nos últimos quinze anos. Falamos de programas que têm como objectivo promover a integração escolar e profissional, o acesso à nacionalidade e o desenvolvimento cognitivo. O presente artigo discute como estas políticas oficiais do ensino da língua portuguesa têm tido como principal público-alvo uma população que não é representativa das necessidades globais dos adultos imigrantes. Referimo-nos em particular aos adultos imigrantes de baixa escolaridade, cujas necessidades escolares têm sido constantemente negligenciadas. Considerando que 9% do total de formandos são, efectivamente, imigrantes adultos com pouca ou nenhuma escolaridade, as necessidades específicas deste grupo não têm sido suficientemente acauteladas pelas políticas existentes, nem a sua acomodação institucional tem sido a mais adequada. O artigo começa por contextualizar a literacia dos adultos imigrantes nos debates internacionais e nacionais. De seguida, analisa os principais programas oficiais de ensino do Português para Falantes de Outras Línguas para adultos imigrantes. Os dados referentes a estes programas são complementados pela pesquisa de terreno, compreendendo entrevistas realizadas junto de professores e funcionários estatais cujo foco permite elucidar as principais barreiras e estratégias com impacto neste grupo de formandos. Finalmente, argumenta que os programas devem considerar soluções mais adequadas dadas as efectivas necessidades de cada público, sobretudo tendo em conta os resultados contraproducentes de turmas demasiado heterogéneas em termos de literacia e a arbitrariedade dos processos informais em curso.Taylors & Francis2016info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10316/36333http://hdl.handle.net/10316/36333https://doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2015.1113754https://doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2015.1113754eng1470-84771747-759Xhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2015.1113754Matias, Ana RaquelOliveira, NunoOrtiz, Alejandrainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2021-10-06T09:40:42Zoai:estudogeral.uc.pt:10316/36333Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:50:18.395408Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Implementing training in Portuguese for Speakers of Other Languages in Portugal: the case of adult immigrants with little or no schooling |
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Implementing training in Portuguese for Speakers of Other Languages in Portugal: the case of adult immigrants with little or no schooling |
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Implementing training in Portuguese for Speakers of Other Languages in Portugal: the case of adult immigrants with little or no schooling Matias, Ana Raquel Adult literacy learners Language policies Literacy Immigrants with little or no schooling Portuguese for speakers of other languages |
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Implementing training in Portuguese for Speakers of Other Languages in Portugal: the case of adult immigrants with little or no schooling |
title_full |
Implementing training in Portuguese for Speakers of Other Languages in Portugal: the case of adult immigrants with little or no schooling |
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Implementing training in Portuguese for Speakers of Other Languages in Portugal: the case of adult immigrants with little or no schooling |
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Implementing training in Portuguese for Speakers of Other Languages in Portugal: the case of adult immigrants with little or no schooling |
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Implementing training in Portuguese for Speakers of Other Languages in Portugal: the case of adult immigrants with little or no schooling |
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Matias, Ana Raquel |
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Matias, Ana Raquel Oliveira, Nuno Ortiz, Alejandra |
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Oliveira, Nuno Ortiz, Alejandra |
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Matias, Ana Raquel Oliveira, Nuno Ortiz, Alejandra |
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Adult literacy learners Language policies Literacy Immigrants with little or no schooling Portuguese for speakers of other languages |
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Adult literacy learners Language policies Literacy Immigrants with little or no schooling Portuguese for speakers of other languages |
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Courses in Portuguese for Speakers of Other Languages, in particular for adult immigrants, have been steadily expanding in Portugal over the last 15 years. These programmes aim to promote educational and labour market integration, access to Portuguese nationality, and cognitive development. This paper argues that official Portuguese learning policies have mainly targeted a population with an immigrant background that fails to represent the full range of adult immigrants’ needs. In particular, less educated adult immigrants’ educational needs have been persistently neglected. Considering that, hitherto, approximately 9% of trainees have been adult immigrants with little or no schooling, this group has not received sufficient attention in policy measures, nor has it been fully accommodated in institutional terms. As a starting point, the paper identifies the place of adult immigrant literacy in international and national discussions. Subsequently, it discusses the main official programmes offering Portuguese for Speakers of Other Languages to adult immigrants. The data from the main programmes were backed up by fieldwork, in particular interviews carried out with teachers and public officials which highlight the main barriers and strategies impacting on this group. Finally, we argue that programmes should consider tailor-made solutions, given the counterproductive heterogeneity of classes and the arbitrariness of informal procedures. |
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