OVERCOMING XENOPHOBIA THROUGH A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF EUROPEAN CULTURE

2010-2012“RESULTS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE”

GAZI PRIMARY SCHOOLTURKEY

1.Are you afraid of strangers?

yes no sometimes 8 79 31

NUMBER OF STUDENTS:118

EVET; 8; 7%

NO; 79; 67%

SOME-TIMES; 31; 26%

Yabancılardan korkar mısın?

YESNOSOMETIMES

WHY? (YES )

• I cannot predict what are they going to do.• They can harm me, because I do not know them.

WHY? (NO )•Because they are human like me.•We are brothers and sisters. We share the same•They are not different. We are all same.

WHY? (SOMETIMES)

•Because of prejudice..•We do not know their life styles.•I do not know.•They belong to different cultures.

2.What is “Peace”? •Peace is happiness. The secret of good relationships.•A happy world where we don’t have war and fight. •Peace is harmony and tranquility between people.•Brotherhood, friendship between nations.

3. Are the people of other nationality or other colour of skin (Afro-Americans, Chineses, Russians, Romans,e.t.c.) as good as you?

?

YES 104NO 14TOTAL 118

105 öğrenci 89%

13 öğrenci 13%

Diğer milletlerden olan veya farklı ten rengindeki insanların sizin gibi iyi olduğunu düşünüyor musunuz?

YES NO

WHY? YES•They are human like just have different cultures. •We are the children of the same world.

WHY? NO• Because our food, customs and life styles are different.• I dont know them so I dont know if they are good or not.

4. What would you do if to your class come to learn a student from another country?

What would you do if to your class come to learn a student from another country?

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2.54

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5.9

Afraid to initiate conversation Try to make friends

Tell about me country Would like to know about his/her country

He/she doesn't interested me

5. What would you like to learn more from your foreign friend? Tick 3 notes that you are interested in more.

What would you like to learn more from your foreign friend? Tick 3 notes that you are interested in more.

Öğrenci Sayısı0

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57

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39

62

Songs

Dances

Clothes

Food

Traditions and ceremonies

Architecture

Other( Education,sports,languages, games)

6. Let’s think two groups of people from different countries come together. In the first group there are children from different countries and in the second one there are adults from different countries. Which group would become friends easier? Why?

Neden? Çocuklar

CHILDREN; 94; 80%

Yetişkinler; 24; 20%

Hangi grup daha çabuk kaynaşır?

CHILDREN ADULTS

WHY CHILDREN?• They can play games without speaking the same language..• We dont have prejudice.• Because children are peaceful, adults create racionalism etc.• They enjoy similar things, and have similar games.  

WHY ADULTS?• Because they are more experienced than children.• They can protect themselves.• They know how to communicate with a foreigner easily.

7. What do you think, what are the similarities between you and foreigners?EmotionsHobbiesGamesMusicBeing humanGetting up early and going to schoolFeedingStudyingHaving friendsClothes