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Kielikäsitykset vanhustyössä - asukkaiden, hoitajien ja esimiesten käsityksiä hyvästä vuorovaikutuksesta ja kielenkäytöstä
2018
In this article, we apply critical discourse analysis and ethnography to examine conceptionsand experiences of inclusive interaction and language use in the context of eldercare in aretirement home. Our data consist of interviews with residents, nurses and managers intwo bilingual eldercare units, as well as ethnographic observations of communication andlanguage use in these units. Our analysis focuses especially on language ideologies andmetalinguistic aspects of inclusive language in the context of eldercare. On the basis of ouranalysis, we suggest that four elements are particularly central to elderly-centric language: 1)the quality, quantity and tone of interaction; 2) the practices of …
Language ideologies in the Romanian Banat : analysis of interviews and academic writings among the Hungarians and Germans
2009
This is an introduction to a compilation of six articles on language ideologies in the Romanian Banat. My dissertation was initiated by fieldwork in the area, resulting to a database of interviews among the Hungarian and German inhabitants. This data is compared to intellectual writings. With regards to researcher position, I identify myself as a traveler in the area and as a foreign scholar. The analytical framework of this study draws from the study of Language Ideologies and Conversation Analysis.Here, language ideologies are broadly defined as metalinguistic discourse or talk about language. In the analysis of interviews, conversation analysis is used, in order to analyze the emergent c…
Opolska różnorodność. Praktyczny wymiar wielokulturowości regionu na przykładzie województwa opolskiego
2020
Th e Opolskie Voivodeship is the smallest Polish region in terms of territory and population. Its national diversity, which is also mentioned in regional development documents, is defi ned as one of its greatest assets. In fact, the Opolskie Voivodeship is the home of the largest and best organized national minority in Poland – the German minority. Th e socio-political and cultural activity of the community is a popular subject of scientifi c analysis. On the basis of the activity and participation of this group in Polish public life, both nationwide and regionally, it is possible to study how Polish society (also at the regional level) and state power structures implement the democratic pr…
Mehrsprachigkeit und Rolle des Deutschen im Studium aus der Sicht finnischer Studierender
2010
Die Bedeutung anderer Fremdsprachen als Englisch ist in Finnland in den letzten Jahrzenten kontinuierlich gesunken. Als besonders drastisch ist der Rückgang von Deutschlernern an finnischen Schulen einzuschätzen. Die vorliegende Studie ist Teil des Projekts Deutsch als Verkehrssprache in Finnland, das auf die Untersuchung der Rolle des Deutschen in akademischen und wirtschaftlichen Kontexten in Finnland abzielt. Um die Meinungen von Studierenden an finnischen Universitäten zu Mehrsprachigkeit und Rolle des Deutschen zu untersuchen, wurde 2008 eine Online-Umfrage unter 20400 Studierenden der Universitäten Jyväskylä und Tampere sowie der Technischen Universität Tampere durchgeführt. Der Rückl…