Published : 14-02-2018
In Europe, though, the presence of Palestinian refugees from Syria has been relatively recent in a number of European countries, most of them are facing significant problems in learning the local languages, such as German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian, since the refugees had not used these languages before.
These problems are primarily concentrated among the elderly, as most of them have been cut off from education for more than four decades, which makes learning a new language very difficult for them.
The lack of knowledge of local languages for newcomers to European countries is one of the main obstacles in their way to get to work, complete their studies or start their own businesses, in addition to many problems they may face in dealing with official institutions in those countries.
Most official bodies in Europe have employed a large number of Arabic translators, in an attempt to facilitate communication between them and refugees in particular, in the fields of health and migration.
In Europe, though, the presence of Palestinian refugees from Syria has been relatively recent in a number of European countries, most of them are facing significant problems in learning the local languages, such as German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian, since the refugees had not used these languages before.
These problems are primarily concentrated among the elderly, as most of them have been cut off from education for more than four decades, which makes learning a new language very difficult for them.
The lack of knowledge of local languages for newcomers to European countries is one of the main obstacles in their way to get to work, complete their studies or start their own businesses, in addition to many problems they may face in dealing with official institutions in those countries.
Most official bodies in Europe have employed a large number of Arabic translators, in an attempt to facilitate communication between them and refugees in particular, in the fields of health and migration.
