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Lila's language learning journey has many ups and downs. Being a refugee in a expanding circle country, she was not easily able to communicate with her limited English language knowledge. As she started acquiring a second L2 - Turkish - she was also able to better her English. This is mainly because the most common way of teaching English in Turkey is the traditional grammar translation method. So when Lila could better understand Turkish she could also get more out of her English lessons.

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Lila grew up in a traditional Syrian family. She went to school in Syria until 2019 when her father died in the war. Together with her mother and 5 siblings they fled the war and moved to Turkey. She had immense adaptation problems and this affected her already shy demeanor. As she acquired the Turkish language she became more confident and was able to get a place at a prestigious Turkish university with a full scholarship.

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Her role in the traditional Syrian family shifts. She becomes the interpreter. She becomes much more important than that of a girl in a traditional Syrian family.

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Age: 18
University Student
Syrian refugee in Turkey
Languages: L1 Syrian - L2 Turkish & English

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Lila is an 18-year-old English Prep student living currently in Istanbul, Turkey.  Her mother and 5 siblings are living in a refugee camp in the east of Turkey. She wants to become a teacher at a refugee school in Turkey because she wants to help children that are going through the struggles she did herself. Also, she feels that it is a secure job with good pay. She wants to be able to look after her family She is aware that she needs to further her English level to aspire to her dreams.