Abstract There is an increase in the number of people living outside their country of origin. Risk is inherent in migration, especially for migrants. A person who travels to another country doesn't know what values the society in the country holds. Among the key tools for integrating newcomers in the Swedish setting are language classes called SFI and adult pre-university education courses at Komvux.

This thesis project explores the problems and challenges migrants encounter during their studies in adult education courses. The paper aims to understand if Othering as a practice exists in adult education (SFI, Komvux) in Sweden and how students' experiences influence their integration and future lives. According to the findings, all interview respondents experienced treatment differently from the majority. This controversy had both positive and negative effects on their lives and future success.

This project questions whether knowledge about ethics, or knowledge about the Other may free us from moral conundrums about how to treat one another fairly. This is despite our social disparities. This will enable them to move through integration. They develop identity and find ways to deal with alterity over time, enabled and constrained by structural contexts while simultaneously constituting them.