Translating Culture Training Manual
For several years, the migrant crisis and the need for migrant social inclusion have become a priority across the EU, and cultural education plays a paramount role in fighting the marginalisation of people with a migration background and ensuring their social inclusion. Following this trend, there is a need to educate migrant communities on cultural elements specific to the hosting countries and regions while addressing their language knowledge. And this is what this guide is about!
If you are a practitioner working as a linguistic mediator, cultural facilitator, educator, social worker, language teacher, or operator at NGOs working with migrants involved and trained in the activities, with the TOCL Methodology you will acquire increased knowledge on how to deliver cultural education to migrant people. Check it out!
To learn more about the TOCL project, we invite you to visit our website at www.tocl.eu!
Value of Cultural Education
Really valuable initiative — cultural education is often the missing link when we talk about meaningful inclusion. It’s not just about language skills, but about helping people navigate and feel part of their new social and cultural environment.
At S.P.A.R.K.L.E, we’re also working on supporting adult learners with diverse backgrounds, including migrants, by promoting more inclusive and practical learning approaches. The TOCL methodology feels very aligned with this — especially in empowering practitioners who are directly working in these contexts.
Thanks for sharing this resource, it’s great to see more tools that bridge language, culture, and inclusion 👏