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After Integration Training: Variation in profiles and investment in Finnish as a second language
LähivõrdlusiThis study examines adult migrants’ situation in Finland one year after completing Integration Training, a year-long full-time labour market training.
Tanja Seppälä
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Imagined Identities and Communities in the Learning Context of Finnish as a Second Language
Nordand, 2022 peerReviewed
Dukkeum Sun, Maria Ruohotie‐Lyhty
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Awareness of second language inflectional morphology: A case study on Finnish as a second language [PDF]
Acta Linguistica Hungarica, 2007 The Finnish language has a very extensive inflectional morphology, whereas Vietnamese, as an isolating language, has no inflection at all. Therefore, the major challenge encountered by Vietnamese immigrants learning Finnish is to develop awareness of the existence, function and use of inflection. This paper examines how this process manifests itself in
Minna Suni
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Paths to Learning Second Languages in Finland [PDF]
Revista Română pentru Studii Baltice şi Nordice, 2020 This article is concerned with comparative approaches to second language instruction and second language choices in Finland and describes the challenge of preserving Finland’s language and culture while facing the globalization process.
Adél Furu
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Teaching English as a Second Language in the Early Years: Teachers’ Perspectives and Practices in Finland [PDF]
Education Sciences, 2023 Second language (L2) education in the early years has been steadily increasing worldwide. Since second language education at earlier ages is relatively new in many countries, not much research is available regarding teaching practices in this context ...
Selma Koyuncu +2 more
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Building a culture of assessment in the speech of Finnish as a second language teachers
Apples - Journal of Applied Language StudiesThis study examines the construction of an assessment culture in the discourse of teachers of Finnish as a second language and literature at the broad level of the work community. The research material consists of thematic interviews conducted in 2021 (N=9). The interviews have been analyzed by means of interpretative discourse analysis.
Helena Vesaranta
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International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 2020 Communication skills, especially academic writing skills in English, are vital for a successful career in the global scientific community. Finnish engineering students, however, seem to encounter problems when preparing their scientific publications in English as a second language (ESL) for international forums. Thus, these skills should be enhanced at
Hanna Niemelä, Johanna Naukkarinen
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English Language Teaching, 2017 Adult Arab learners of Finnish as second language (FSL) often encounter communication difficulty when dealing with official documents. They also cannot help their children in their school homework. FSL proficiency is an essential requirement to get an employment and to obtain the Finnish citizenship.
Ahmed H. Naif, Noor Saazai Mat Saad
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Procesamiento del Lenguaje Natural, 2016 Tesis doctoral en Lengua Finesa realizada por Johanna Komppa en la Universidad de Helsinki (HU) bajo la dirección del Dr. Jyrki Kalliokoski (HU) y la Dra. Susanna Shore (HU). El acto de defensa de la tesis tuvo lugar el viernes 31 de agosto de 2012 ante el tribunal formado por la Dra.
Johanna Komppa
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Learning paths on elementary university courses in Finnish as a second language [PDF]
, 2015 peerReviewed
Johanna Eloranta, Juha Jalkanen
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