Search results for "monikielisyys"

Saamelaislapset kirjailijoina : multimodaaliset tekstikäytänteet monikielisissä saamen luokissa

2012

This article examines children’s multimodal literacy practices in an indigenous Sámi language classroom in Northern Finland, with a speci$ c focus on multimodal picture books designed by the pupils. The position of the Sámi languages in people’s linguistic repertoires has changed dramatically during the past 60 years as they have turned into endangered languages with only few speakers. Consequently, there is very little printed material available and therefore few established literacy practices. By using the term literacy practices we mean here both the text that is produced as well as the values and attitudes rooted in the culture and histories of communities. The data consist of picture b…

Huoltajien näkökulma maahanmuuttajataustaisten oppilaiden oman äidinkielen opetukseen

2014

Linguistic Diversity as a Problem and a Resource – Multilingualism in European and Finnish Policy Documents

2012

Societies in Europe and across the world are under constant pressure to cope with increasing multilingualism and multiculturalism. This development has its roots in different global and local societal and economic processes. On the one hand, globalization is putting pressure on the economy in that more varied language resources are needed in society. On the other hand, immigration is constantly on the increase, giving rise to what Vertovec (2006) has termed super-diversity, a ‘condition distinguished by a dynamic interplay of variables among an increased number of new, small and scattered, multiple-origin, transnationally connected, socio-economically differentiated and legally stratified i…

What is effective pedagogy for multilingual learners? Observations of teaching that challenges inequity-the OPETAN project in England

2020

There is little empirical evidence regarding how best to prepare general education teachers for the challenge of supporting multilingual learners. This is both regarding helping learners develop the language of schooling, and achieving academic success (Faltis & Valdés, 2016). Similarly, little is known about what in-service teachers should know, and what pedagogical perspective they should adopt, to achieve these aims (Faltis & Valdés, 2016; Takanishi & Le Menestrel, 2017). However, there is a promising line of research that proposes an observation tool to evaluate classroom pedagogy: ‘The Standards for Effective Pedagogy’ (the ‘Standards’ 2014; Teemant, 2015). The OPETAN project (Observat…

Video calls as a nexus of practice in multilingual translocal families

2023

This study explores how daily video calls were used by two multilingual family constellations to keep in contact with members located elsewhere. A three-stage data collection and analysis protocol was developed together with the two main participants, two single mothers each with a 4-year-old child. The results show that active collaboration among all members of the family was needed to get the activity going. The families employed a de facto family language policy where the focus was on successful communication and nurturing emotional bonds rather than developing language skills. At the same time, the regular video calls added a significant amount of time spent together and increased the a…

Monikielisyydestä vähemmistökieliviestin SR Sisuradion nuoriso-ohjelmissa

2008

Verbindungen zwischen der mehrsprachigen Sprachidentität und Aspekten der psychischen Gesundheit

2018

Tämä maisterin tutkielma keskittyy tutkimaan yksilön monikielisen kieli-identiteetin yhteyttä mielenterveyteen. Tutkimus on toteutettu tapaustutkimuksena haastattelemalla neljää monikielistä yksilöä, jotka kokevat monikielisyytensä vaikuttavan jollain tavoin heidän mielenterveyteensä tai siihen tapaan, jolla he käsittelevät mielenterveyteen liittyviä teemoja. Haastattelut litteroitiin ja nämä litteraatit muodostavat tutkimuksen aineiston, jota on yhteensä noin 150 sivua. Kolme haastateltavista oli naisia ja yksi mies. Tutkimuksen lähtökohta oli lähteä tutkimaan monikielisyyden positiivisia vaikutuksia yksilöön, mutta tutkimuksen aikana nousi esiin myös negatiivisia vaikutuksia, kuten itseva…

Moninaisia taitoja monella kielellä - pysyykö koulutus perässä?

2018

Ei joko−tai vaan sekä−että: kaikille kielille on tilaa ja tarvetta

2018

Monikielisen henkilön elämässä olevia kieliä ei ole syytä asettaa vastakkain. Perinteisesti Suomessa ei olekaan pyritty siihen, että muualta Suomeen muuttaneet tai Suomessa maahanmuuttajaperheisiin syntyneet lapset unohtaisivat taustansa. Meillä on jo kuitenkin nähtävissä maan valtakieli ensin -tyyppistä ajattelua, joka on tuttu esimerkiksi muualla Euroopassa käytävistä keskusteluista. Myös nykyinen kielten tilastointitapa tuottaa vastakkainasettelua, josta on monikielisille suomalaisille useita käytännön seurauksia. Toisaalta uusimmat perusopetuksen opetussuunnitelman perusteet antavat aiempaa enemmän tilaa monikielisyydelle ja sen hyödyntämiselle opetuksessa. nonPeerReviewed

Mapping a language aware educational landscape

2018

This article is based on a poster presented at the 2017 FERA conference at the University of Lapland, Rovaniemi (Figure 1). The poster aims to provide a visual aid to enhance discussions with in- and pre-service teachers as well as educational researchers around the role of language in education. The perspectives presented here are intended to provide different ‘entry points’ into language awareness and highlight different considerations. This contribution begins by outlining why language awareness is needed before introducing the six entry points we use to map a language aware educational landscape. Hopefully the discussion will continue in different forums and the model will also be devel…