Search results for "LET"

"The English Class of My Dreams!" : Envisioning Teaching a Foreign Language

2018

The psychology of the second (or foreign) language learner has been extensively researched since the mid-1950s. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of the psychology of the teacher. Of the psychological make-up of the learner, motivation has been found to be one of the key issues affecting not only the outcome but also the process of learning second (or foreign) languages. Much less is known of the motivation of the teachers involved in these efforts. The teaching of English as a foreign language is faced with new challenges because of the rapid spread of the language in different parts of the world, including Finland. Here, this has meant reconsidering the status of the language, with c…

"Det pirrar inte i magen" : Einstellungen von Deutsch- und Schwedisch lernenden finnischen Senioren zum Sprechen und zur mündlichen Sprachkompetenz

2014

Työn tarkoituksena oli selvittää, miten yli 60-vuotiaat saksan ja ruotsin oppijat suhtautuvat vieraan kielen puhumiseen. Kokemukseni mukaan vanhemmat kielenoppijat keskittyvät suullisen ja kommunikatiivisen kielitaidon sijasta eniten kielen kirjalliseen muotoon. Tämän lisäksi suurin osa vanhemmista kielenoppijoista on aloittanut kieliopintonsa kielioppi-käännös-menetelmän aikana, jolloin suulliseen kielitaitoon ei kiinnitetty juurikaan huomiota. Koska nykyään suullinen kielitaito on pääosassa koulujen kielenopetuksessa, halusin tutkimuksen avulla myös selvittää, mikä puhetaidon asema on kansalaisopistossa opiskelevien ikääntyvien kielenoppijoiden mielestä suhteessa kielitaidon muihin osa-al…

Kielen oppimisen monet näkökulmat

2017

Studying in Comprehensive School with Low Second Language Writing Proficiency

2013

In this article, we report a case study on the Finnish as an L2 writing skill of weak writers in grades 7–9 of comprehensive school. The study is based on writing performances of 25 students who each completed four different writing tasks (i.e., 100 texts) and a questionnaire about their background information, self-assessment of writing and literacy practices. First, we discuss target language writing proficiency in the school context from the curriculum and pedagogical point of view. Then we present the results of the questionnaire data and focus on the performances of writers with A1 writing proficiency on the CEFR scale. The findings show that students with low writing proficiency in fa…

(Dis)empowering assessment? : assessment as experienced by students in their upper secondary school EFL studies

2017

Assessment has a great deal of power over students. However, there is little research on how students experience assessment and its power in the school context. The purpose of this mixed-methods study is therefore to examine how students in one Finnish upper secondary school experienced assessment and (dis)empowerment in their EFL studies. The present study, which situates itself within the realm of teacher research, also aims to experiment with alternative assessment methods in order to investigate whether they could foster empowerment in upper secondary EFL studies. The study comprises five articles and a monograph, and is divided into two parts, each with its own research aims. Part 1 an…

Lapsuuden haaveesta totta : aikuisbaletin opetus-oppimisprosessi ensiaskeleista piruettiin

2000

Dyslexia and English as a foreign language : a study on compositions in English matriculation examination spring 1995

2001

Hypermediapohjaisen oppimisaihion opetuskielen vaikutus oppimiseen

2008

"This is my portfolio" : portfolios in upper secondary school English studies

2000

This qualitative case study describes a portfolio programme in the teaching of English as a foreign language in two Finnish upper secondary schools. Approximately 100 students participated in the portfolio programme, whose topic area was culture. Firstly, the purpose of this action research was to try out and develop portfolios in foreign language teaching as a pedagogical innovation. Secondly, the aim was to foster students' empowerment, i.e. their active and responsible role in learning. Thus, the primary research interests were twofold: How did the portfolio programme proceed and progress? Did the portfolio programme foster the students' empowerment? The present report is divided into th…

Kielenoppijan autonomiasta kieliautonomiaan

2010

Artikkelissa esitellyn tutkimuksen taustalla on tarve edistää sisäisesti erilaisen aikuisopiskelijajoukon englannin oppimista. Pitkittäistutkimus on alkanut syksyllä 2008. Kirjoittaja tutkii aihettaan kielitarinametaforan avulla. Kielitarinoilla hän viittaa merkityksellistettyihin kielikokemuksiin, joita syntyy ihmisen ollessa kosketuksissa uuden kielen kanssa koulussa ja sen ulkopuolella. nonPeerReviewed