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The use of synonymous adjectives by learners of Finnish as a second language

International Journal of Learner Corpus Research, 2022
AbstractIn this study, we applyGries and Deshors’s (2014)andDeshors and Gries’s (2016)MuPDAR(F) approach to explore the use of synonymous adjectivestärkeä(i.e. “important”) andkeskeinen(i.e. “central”) in academic native and advanced learner Finnish, linking the phenomenon with the general assumptions of usage-based cognitive linguistics.
Niina Kekki, Ilmari Ivaska
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S2-opettajien käsityksiä formatiivisesta arvioinnista oppimisen tukena

AFinLA-teema, 2023
Assessment is an important tool in the learning process. This research was aimed to study Finnish as a second language (F2) teachers’ perceptions on formative assessment (FA). The data (n=208) was gathered from F2-teachers in 2015. The results show that F2-teachers use many good practices of FA in every-day work. However, many fail to find it effective
Saari, Elli, Hildén, Raili
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Degree of Perceived Accent in Finnish as a Second Language for Turkish Children Born in Finland

Language Learning, 2015
This study investigated whether children born in a second language (L2) environment pronounce their L2 with foreign accents and, if so, when foreign accents first emerge. This study also examined the latest age of onset (AO) of extensive L2 experience at which native L2 pronunciation is possible and explored several factors that affect the degree of ...
Melike Uzal, Teemu Peltonen, Minna Huotilainen, Olli Aaltonen   +3 more
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Using and learning Finnish as a second language in construction site interaction

2019
Recent new arrangements of integration learning for adult immigrants to Finland emphasizethe importance of work-specific language skills. In order to speed up labour marketintegration, new models of integration learning have been introduced in which languagelearning is combined with vocational education.
Lilja, Niina, Tapaninen, Terhi
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Learner’s beliefs : a case study of adult immigrants independently learning Finnish as a second language

2021
Learners’ beliefs about second language acquisition (SLA) are described as learners’ personal theories about language learning and language in general. Previous studies reported that beliefs can be productive or unproductive and influence learners’ behaviour such as self-directed learning (SDL).
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Using music in teaching Finnish as a second language

2018
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Intercultural competence as part of a Finnish as a second language educator’s skillset

2019
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Teaching English to a Finnish as a second language student : a case study on differentiating language teaching

2015
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TEACHING FINNISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE TO INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION

ICERI Proceedings, 2022
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Friend or foe? : attitudes to and beliefs about English in Finland expressed by Finnish as a second language learners

2011
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