2011, Volume 5, Issue 1
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Editorial : The Shifting Paradigm: Towards a Re-conceptualisation of Multilingualism
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Languages as objects of learning: language learning as a case of multilingualism
(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2011)This paper considers multilingualism from the point of view of language learning and teaching. We discuss the ‘monological’ thinking in linguistics and in the research of language learning and teaching and argue that 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Objects as artifacts: synchronic convergence in multilingual contexts
(Centre for Applied Language Studies at the University of Jyväskylä, 2011)In this paper, I propose a shift in analytic focus from language to artifacts – that is, to personally meaningful objects that surface in interaction and generate talk – as a means of accounting for the historical dimension ... -
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 ...
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