Search results for "Ang"

Second and foreign language fluency from a cognitive perspective : inefficiency and control of attention in lexical access

2017

The present dissertation focuses on the fluency of second and foreign language (L2). Second and foreign language use is often assessed by its fluency. However, the connections between language proficiency and fluency are far from clear. The fluency reasearch has tried to establish these connections, but results are varied. In the current thesis, this question is explored within the theoretical framework of Norman Segalowitz’s division of three types of fluency: cognitive, utterance, and perceived fluency. The overall proposition here is that in relation to L2 proficiency, cognitive fluency provides important insights. This is based on the theories of limited cognitive resources, which state…

The roles of linguistic confidence and integrative motivation on cross-cultural adaptation of Asian degree students Finland

2015

While cross-cultural adaptation of international students has become more and more popular topics in the field of intercultural communication, there are few studies related to students who come to non-native-English-speaking countries to study international programs. Specifically, the number of Asian students enrolling in international degree programs in Finland has been increasing recently. Besides other difficulties, language has become one of the most baffling issues in the process of both sociocultural adaptation and psychological adaptation of strangers in the host country (Maza, 1963). By narrowing the impacts of integrative motivation and linguistic confidence, they have drawn some r…

Utterance fluency in Finnish Sign Language L1 and L2 signing

2021

This paper explores the fluency of first language (L1) and second language (L2) signers of Finnish Sign Language. The phenomenon was approached by measuring utterance fluency using speed and breakdown parameters. The findings revealed clear differences between L1 and L2 signers regarding the measured fluency parameters. On average, L1 signers produced more signs and had fewer breakdowns per minute than L2 signers. However, the slowest L1 signer and the fastest L2 signer were more similar to each other than the averages of the L1 group’s (129.3) and the L2 group’s (71.4) signs per minute might suggest. The number of breakdowns per minute differed between the groups, with L2 signers breaking …

Current L2 self-concept of Finnish comprehensive school students : The role of grades, parents, peers, and society

2021

L2 (second/foreign language) motivation research in Finland has been scarce. Furthermore, international motivational research has focused more on ideal and ought-to selves, leaving the current L2 self-concept in the background. In the present study, we attempted to address this gap, exploring what shapes L1 (mother tongue) Finnish students' understanding of themselves as users and learners of L2s. Using structural equation modelling, we studied the relationships between students' (n = 1206) current L2 self-concept and parental encouragement, peer pressure, societal expectations, and grades. We further studied which of these factors are the best predictors of students' current L2 self-concep…

Yhteiskuntaopin kieliympäristö ja käsitteet : toisella kielellä opiskelevan haasteet ja tuen tarpeet

2012

Motivation to learn English : a case study of a 7th grade class

2017

Motivaatiota ja sen vaikutusta kielen oppimiseen on tutkittu laajalti. Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on selvittää 7. luokkalaisten opiskelumotivaatiota, kun he ovat aloittaneet yläkoulun uudessa koulussa, uudessa luokassa ja uuden opettajan kanssa. Keskeisenä kysymyksenä on: Mikä saa 7. luokkalaisen ymmärtämään motivaation merkityksen englannin kielen opiskelussa? Tämä tutkimus keskittyy oppilaiden narratiivisiin kirjoitelmiin, jossa he tuovat esiin omia näkökulmiaan ja ajatuksiaan oppimiseen motivoivista tekijöistä sekä oppimisen motivaatiota heikentävistä tekijöistä. Tutkimus toteutettiin narratiivisten kirjoitelmien avulla tapaustutkimuksena. Tutkimukseen osallistui oppilaita vain yhde…

Migrationsbedingte Mehrsprachigkeit im finnischen Fremdsprachenunterricht

2016

Wir alle sind gegenwärtig Zeitzeugen eines sich rasant entwickelnden gesellschaftlichen Wandels, der einerseits mit Schlüsselbegriffen wie Digitalisierung, Globalisierung, Individualisierung charakterisiert werden kann, andererseits mit Heterogenität, Multi-, Inter- oder Transkulturalität. Wir sind auch Zeitzeugen der Ereignisse, die uns täglich überfluten. Wir können uns kaum den Bildern aus den grauenhaften Krisengebieten und der hunderttausenden fliehenden, hilfesuchenden Menschen entziehen, die sich auf den Weg machen, um einen sicheren Platz in dieser Welt zu finden. nonPeerReviewed

Aletaan alusta : luku- ja kirjoitustaidottomat aikuiset uutta kieltä oppimassa

2014

Toinen kieli ja oma äidinkieli perusopetuksessa

2019

Koulujen monet kielet ja uskonnot -hankkeessa on kartoitettu oppilaan omien äidinkielten ja toisen kielen (suomi ja ruotsi) opetusta eri koulutusasteilla ja pyritty tavoittamaan sekä opetuksen onnistuneita käytänteitä että toteuttamisen ongelmakohtia. Tässä artikkelissa paneudutaan erityisesti perusopetuksen tilanteeseen ja haasteisiin näiden oppimäärien osalta. nonPeerReviewed

Prosody and fluency of Finland Swedish as a second language: Investigating global parameters for automated speaking assessment

2023

This study investigates prosody and fluency of Finland Swedish as a second language (L2). The main objective is to investigate global measures of prosody and fluency as predictors of overall oral proficiency, fluency, and pronunciation ratings. We analyzed parameters related to temporal fluency, timing (based on syllable durations), and f0 change from spontaneous speech produced by 30 native and 235 non-native speakers of Finland Swedish representing proficiency levels from beginner to intermediate. We used pairwise comparisons to investigate the differences between native speech (L1) and L2 samples from different proficiency levels. To study the predictability of ratings with acoustic para…