Changing society - changing language learning and teaching practices?
Jalkanen, J., Pitkänen-Huhta, A., & Taalas, P. (2012). Changing society - changing language learning and teaching practices?. In M. Bendtsen, M. Björklund, L. Forsman, & K. Sjöholm (Eds.), Global Trends Meet Local Needs (pp. 219-241). Åbo Akademi. Reports from the Faculty of Education.
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Swift and unexpected changes have taken place in society over the past few decades: globalisation, increasing
mobility, labour market changes and fast technological development have transformed society, making it
multicultural, multilingual and multimodal. Education – and here above all language education – is at the centre of
most societal activities and should be able to react to the changes quickly and flexibly. However, the changes in
education are slow, and the views of the parties involved in the various levels of education as to the changes and
their consequences do not always correspond. The purpose of this article is to outline the field of language education
in the midst of the current societal changes through the conceptions and activities of three different actor levels:
teacher educators, practising teachers, and student teachers (i.e. future teachers). The article draws from the results
of two studies. The first is used to outline the different actors’ conceptions of the on-going societal changes and their
effects on language education. In the second study, we will take a closer look at the phenomena behind the findings
presented in the first study. More specifically, the aim is to examine the media uses, conceptions and mindsets from
the perspective of the future teachers.
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