Halil

Halil is from East Africa and has no family here. He lives in supported housing and has a social worker. He has a very low level of English. He has been encouraged to attend the voluntary session by his class teacher and social worker. He has had lots of home office problems relating to his legal status in UK.
He is extremely shy in front of the camera and is not confident to film anybody. He comes to the class to discuss the content of the footage already shot. It is during this session that he looks quizzically. Even other students who share his first language cannot explain to him what is happening. Halil has not used IT before coming to UK. In the session students are to select between 5 and 10 pieces of footage they think would be fun to edit into the 4 Steps to Citizen film.
Habtou has extreme difficulty with everything. Even using the mouse and clicking is a new experience. He has had at least three IT sessions before and even during these he was very apprehensive. He does not want to take part in this activity. He wants to leave the session. He does not return to the voluntary session. In fact the next I hear is that he has been arrested and taken to a detention centre for deportation.