Interaction with refugees

Padma Ramsamy-Prat (1)

1 FoAP - Formation et apprentissages professionnels

This paper addresses some of the challenges of educators interacting with refugees. Language and cultural barriers add to the tricky situations the latter are facing. Thus, gestures offer possibilities of situational learning that both protagonists can benefit from. Paying attention and reading gestures enable to go further and create relationshipswhich practitioners rely on in helping professions.

Keywords: refugee; interaction; gesture; body

Domains: Education

Padma Ramsamy-Prat. Interaction with refugees. B. Merrill, A. Nizinska, A. Galimberti, J. Eneau, E. Sanojca, S. Bezzari (eds.). Exploring Learning Contexts: Implications For Access, Learning Carrears And Identities, University Rennes 2; ESREA, pp. 87-97, 2019, 978-2-9564498-0-5. ⟨hal-02136119⟩