Search results for "kielelliset vähemmistöt"

Semiotics of pride and profit: interrogating commodification in indigenous handicraft production

2014

This study investigates the shifting terrain of pride, profit and power relations in minority language communities under contemporary globalisation. While “pride” associates linguistic-cultural heritage with identity and preservation, “profit” views these as sources of economic gain. In contemporary late capitalism, “pride” seems to be increasingly giving way to “profit”. Arguing that this transformation needs to be interrogated in terms of complexity and that a detailed, multilayered semiotic analysis can open a privileged window for such an inquiry, this study combines critical multimodal discourse analysis and an ethnographic approach to analyse processes of semiotic commodification in h…

An exploratory study on the attitudes of elderly Finns towards Russian-speaking minorities

2018

Research has shown Russian speakers in Finland are often victims of prejudice and discrimination. Utilizing integrated threat theory, this study investigated the extent to which threats are signifi...

Csíkszentdomokosi nyelvi tájkép

2013

Indigenous language education in Russia: current issues and challenges

2021

Despite the high number of recognised Indigenous groups who are struggling to maintain their languages, cultures, and identities in Russia, there is little research done on the matters of cultural and linguistic revitalisation. This study sought to address this gap by exploring the views of two Indigenous groups, Karelian and Mari, on the development of their Indigenous languages and educational strategies to protect and revive their languages. The study relied on in-depth one-on-one interviews with 20 participants, ten from each Indigenous group. The findings show that despite older generations’ relative proficiency and interest in their respective Indigenous languages, motivation to maste…

Körkérdések a moldvai csángók kutatásáról és jelenérõl

2020

Challenging constitutional bilingualism with 'what if ...': Counterfactual histories and at-risk minorities in Finland

2021

(Re)Defining Freedom of Speech : Language Policy, Education, and Linguistic Rights in the United States

2009

In the United States, the current sociopolitical environment has produced a barrage of policies aimed at curbing the use of languages other than English. From a language ideologies perspective (Schieffelin et al. 1998), this discussion outlines the political architecture of anti-immigrant policies as they are realized in public classrooms. Schools are readily accessible to policymakers and effectively used in the process of instilling socially desired qualities while simultaneously filtering out unwelcome characteristics. As the largest minority group in the United States, the children of Latino immigrants have been especially affected by educational language policies. By tracing out the un…

Opettajien havaintoja ja näkemyksiä maahanmuuttajaoppilaiden oman äidinkielen käytöstä ja opetuksesta suomalaisissa peruskouluissa

2015

Tämä tutkielma tarkastelee maahanmuuttajaoppilaiden oman äidinkielen käyttöä ja opetusta opettajien näkökulmasta. Vuonna 2012 suomalaiseen perusopetukseen osallistui 25 350 vieraskielistä oppilasta (Kumpulainen 2014: 16), ja saman vuoden syksyllä oman äidinkielen opetusta annettiin perusopetuksessa yhteensä 53 kielessä 13 914 oppilaalle (Opetushallitus 2012). Oman kielen merkitys esimerkiksi tunteiden ja ajattelun kielenä on suuri, ja sen kehittäminen on oppilaille tärkeää esimerkiksi identiteetin kehittymisen ja toisen kielen oppimisen kannalta (Harmanen 2013: 2–3; Hornberger 1996: 455–456). Oman kielen opetus järjestetään erillisen valtionavustuksen turvin (Opetushallitus 2004: 1), ja maa…

Do concepts and methods have ethics?

2020

Ammattitaiteilijuus ja kirjailijana olemisen ehdot muunkielisten kirjailijoiden näkökulmasta

2020

In this article I describe the results of a questionnaire survey done on non-dominant language writers in Finland, and reflect this on the criteria by which a professional artist has been traditionally defined in Finland. The background data consists of reports and studies on artists' social standing conducted by Arts Promotion Center Finland, Cupore and the Finnish Writers' Union.
 There were 31 responses to the study from non-dominant language residents of Finland who identify themselves as writers. Among these writers, the most often mentioned factor to define a professional writer were published works. Published works have also been central when a professional artist / writer has b…