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Abstract：
Learning the host society\'s language and finding a job are important steps for the societal integration of refugees. Especially language proficiency is a key barrier for the integration of low literates. Often language training and gaining work skills are separated during the integration procedure. We investigated a 1-year pilot program for refugees with low-literacy levels in the Netherlands, which combined language training (daily classes, work-related language) with work experience in sheltered employment (second-hand shop) to facilitate language learning and prepare this group better for the labour market. Building on Ager and Strang\'s conceptual integration framework (2008), we expected that this combined program should improve agency (communication strategies, preparedness for the labour market) via intergroup contact at work. We used a mixed-method approach to follow the development of participants (N=10) longitudinally (baseline, after 6 months, after 11 months). We gathered questionnaire data, interviewed teachers and students, and observed interactions in classes and at work. Overall, use of communication strategies increased. Analyzing individual cases (profiles) offered nuanced insights into for whom and why the program seems to have differential impact, especially in terms of labour market preparation. We discuss results and the importance of creating intergroup contact to facilitate integration in a new society.
UNASSIGNED: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12134-023-01028-6.
UNASSIGNED: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12134-023-01028-6.
摘要：
学习东道国社会的语言和找到工作是难民融入社会的重要步骤。特别是语言能力是整合低文化程度的关键障碍。通常，在集成过程中，语言培训和获得工作技能是分开的。我们调查了荷兰一个为期1年的低识字率难民试点计划，结合了语言培训(日常课程，与工作相关的语言）具有庇护就业（二手店）的工作经验，以促进语言学习，并为该群体更好地为劳动力市场做好准备。以阿格和斯特朗的概念整合框架(2008年)为基础，我们期望这一合并计划应该改善代理(沟通策略，为劳动力市场做好准备)通过工作中的群体间联系。我们使用混合方法方法纵向跟踪参与者(N=10)的发展(基线，6个月后,11个月后）。我们收集了问卷数据，采访了老师和学生，并观察课堂和工作中的互动。总的来说,沟通策略的使用增加。分析个别案例（配置文件）提供了细致入微的见解，以了解谁以及为什么该计划似乎具有不同的影响，特别是在劳动力市场准备方面。我们讨论了结果以及建立群体间联系以促进新社会融合的重要性。
■在线版本包含补充材料，可在10.1007/s12134-023-01028-6获得。
■在线版本包含补充材料，可在10.1007/s12134-023-01028-6获得。
