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The role of languages at Finnish universities
(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2011)
The promotion of multilingualism is one of the objectives of the European Union. However,
in academic contexts, internationalisation and multilingual expertise are often understood
as using English as a medium in teaching, ...
Discussion note: University Language Centres in Finland – Role and Challenges
(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2011)
The present article examines university language centres in Finland, their current
role, and the challenges they face. The aim is to provide a point of comparison to
Ivan Poljaković’s article on language centres in European ...
Codeswitching in the comedy of George Lopez
(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2011)
This paper explores the intersectionality of language, culture and identity in the
performance of a U.S.-born bilingual Spanish-English speaking comedian, George
Lopez. Codeswitches in his comedy are examined through the ...
Expertise sharing in the field of court
(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2011)
This article focuses on the challenges of multilingual court work in Finland. The
goal of the article is to describe on the basis of one interpreting event the kind of
problems that can be found in the court work regarding ...
Subaltern Agency and Language Education Policy: Implementing a language policy for on the ground
(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2011)
The focus in this paper is on the implementation of language policy in education. It explores
and discusses the notion of subaltern agency in an education organization. Recent language
policy research highlights individual ...
Migrant family language practices and language policies in Finland
(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2011)
This article investigates the language practices and language policies of an Indian
migrant family in their daily life in Finland. The purpose of this paper is to
consider the potential of an empirical case study on ...
Editorial : Multiple localities and the energizing English in language education policies
(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2011)
A Linguistic journey to the border
(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2011)
Language is a powerful tool. Linguistic creativity provides the means to new ways
of knowing, thinking, and being, and allows a new set of dialogues to emerge. This
paper illuminates how Guillermo Gómez-Peña, a Chicano ...
Interpreting and managing a monolingual norm in an English-speaking class in Finland: When first and second graders contest the norm
(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2011)
This study explores the stances that multilingual learners adopt in the face of a
monolingual, “English-only” norm in a primary English medium class in Finland.
I examine classroom interaction focusing on three students ...
Reconceptualising the Role of Talk in CLIL
(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2011)
This theoretical paper offers a reconceptualisation of talk in CLIL based on
sociocultural and dialogic theories of education. Building on these educational
theories and the experiences of an on-going CLIL project, this ...