The storyteller:
E. is a woman coming from Azerbaijan and living for 6 years in Germany. She doesn’t want to have her name published, but nevertheless wish to share her story.
Summary:
It is shown in the tale, that the words which live in Writing country want to choose their own king. They assert sometimes Point, sometimes Exclamation, sometimes Question, sometimes Comma as a candidate. But this punctuation marks, that each one of them express different regime, are criticized, rejected and deficiencies oft them are displayed.
The storyteller:
Mohammed emigrated 2013 from the Syrian Arab Republic to Austria.
Summary:
I once registered for a ski training course organized by the administrators of the refugee camp where I live. Four weeks later I was excited to find myself skiing down the mountain in a town very close to Innsbruck, Austria.
The storyteller:
Rita moved from Hungary to Austria. She arrived there in 2013.
Summary:
I had a really bad at work, intact the whole day was a big disaster, but a tiny small smile and gesture of kindness from a little child swept the bad mood away.
The storyteller:
Mushtaba originates from Afghanistan. He now has been lived for five years in Austria.
Summary:
As students of the Abendgymnasium in Innsbruck we always got tasks. Once our history teacher gave us the task to present a book. Since I don’t speak German so well, I tried to choose the thinnest of the different books. But unfortunately it was a wrong decision.
The storyteller:
Fareed has been lived for three years now in Austria. He moved from Afghanistan to Europe.
Summary:
Back in Afghanistan, driving my father’s motorcycle has always been fun. Though I was not allowed to drive it but I did anyway, especially when he was out of town. Once I took myself on a fun ride around the city, while taking a downward slop, I lost control and crashed into a tree. I was badly hurt and bleeding profusely, but then I was more worried about what my father would do to me.
The storyteller:
Noor is coming from Iraq and now living for 10 years in Austria.
Summary:
At the age of 5 many years ago, I was excited to learn how to swim. On this sunny Friday afternoon, my family and I set off for the swimming pool close to the house. My mum had earlier registered me for the swimming course and I had the most beautiful swim suit on. At the pool I felt special and couldn’t wait to get inside. After a small pep talk from my brother we entered the water and guess what happened? The rest is history…
The interviewee:
Enock, a man from Zimbabwe, has emigrated one year ago to Germany.
Summary:
“Education makes you strong”. With this sentence Enock begins his report about his observations and his own experiences how important it is to learn German respectively the language of the host country. He wants to engage other migrants and refugees to learn the language of the host countries. Furthermore he wants to create native speakers’ awareness for language difficulties of the migrants.
The interviewee:
Enock comes from Zimbabwe and has been living in Germany for a year.
Summary:
He speaks about his future plans and his best experience in Germany and gives hints what to consider when you are learning a foreign language.
The interviewee:
A Somalian man who is living since 2016 in Germany.
Summary:
He tells about his learning and education experiences in Germany, his dreams and that all languages are difficult to learn. But that you can manage it, if you want it. The interview was part of a radio show workshop in Göttingen.
Storytelling for adult education and intercultural understanding
