Country: Italy
Name of partner organization: Tecnopras s.a.s.
Number of participants: 8
Target group: migrants
Date: 23 November 2013
Location: Public Library
Duration: 2 hours
Description of the activity:
Book chosen: ‘Brick Lane’, Monica Ali (novel about a young Bangladeshi woman who lives a dutiful life in an arranged marriage in London until she discovers the possibilities of life in a less restrictive country).
The learners have welcomed the initiative as an opportunity for socialization among migrants and integration in the hosting community.
Despite some embarrassment in the beginning and some learners’ shyness, they liked the idea of reading together aloud the first paragraphs of the book and commenting the content as incitement for talking about themselves (their stories, current situations, etc.).
They feel encouraged to create new opportunities of socialization and cultural exchange. After the Club first meeting, the learners have met once for a cultural visit (to Viterbo, Etruscan site) and twice for watching the movies (‘Moebius’, South Corea, and ‘Hors-la-loi – Men without law’, Africa).
Name of partner organization: Tecnopras s.a.s.
Number of participants: 8
Target group: migrants
Date: 23 November 2013
Location: Public Library
Duration: 2 hours
Book chosen: ‘Brick Lane’, Monica Ali (novel about a young Bangladeshi woman who lives a dutiful life in an arranged marriage in London until she discovers the possibilities of life in a less restrictive country).
The learners have welcomed the initiative as an opportunity for socialization among migrants and integration in the hosting community.
Despite some embarrassment in the beginning and some learners’ shyness, they liked the idea of reading together aloud the first paragraphs of the book and commenting the content as incitement for talking about themselves (their stories, current situations, etc.).
They feel encouraged to create new opportunities of socialization and cultural exchange. After the Club first meeting, the learners have met once for a cultural visit (to Viterbo, Etruscan site) and twice for watching the movies (‘Moebius’, South Corea, and ‘Hors-la-loi – Men without law’, Africa).
