Maria Obojska
Biographic Data
| ID | 1498381 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Obojska |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Obojska |
| SIGNATURE | OBOJSKA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oslo |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1877-2829 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Digital media as language and literacy learning spaces in multilingual families – survey results from Luxembourg
Recent research shows that transnational families draw on digital media in their language learning. However, little systematic knowledge exists on the nature of these practices, the tools used, and the families' views regarding digital media use for language learning. This article addresses this knowledge gap, presenting the results of an online survey conducted among 209 parents of transnational, multilingual families from Luxembourg. The questi…
What works to facilitate displaced and refugee-background students’ access and participation in European higher education
This article reports the results of a systematic review on displaced and refugee-background students’ transitioning and (re-)integration into European higher education (HE). A total of 7082 studies have been assessed for eligibility in six languages. Forty-four empirical studies conducted in 14 countries of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) between 2014 and 2021 met the inclusion criteria. Evidence from these studies has been extracted, a…
Connections worth keeping? – Language and sociocultural practices in the imagined future of Polish teenagers in Norway
Language and sociocultural practices in transnational families have attracted considerable scholarly attention over the last decade. Adding to this research, the present article explores the perspectives of two Polish teenage siblings living in Norway on the projected language and sociocultural practices in their future families. The data for this article stem from individual, in-depth qualitative interviews with the two siblings and were collect…
Connecting Polish families in Europe
nonPeerReviewed
Trilingual repertoires, multifaceted experiences
This article examines the multilingual repertoires of adult and adolescent Poles living in Norway. The study draws on language portraits and interviews conducted with 14 adults and 12 adolescents living in and around Oslo. The article first discusses multilingualism of the research participants through an analysis of the 26 portraits and then zooms in on the drawings and interview data provided by one family in order to shed light on the ways the…
Ikke snakke norsk?’ – Transnational adolescents and negotiations of family language policy explored through family interview
Multilingual families and their language policies have attracted considerable attention in recent sociolinguistic work. Adding to this line of research, this article focuses on a case study of a transnational Polish family living in Norway and investigates the role adolescent children may play in the formation of family language policies. To this end the article analyses stances towards language practices at home taken in an interaction between t…
And all of a sudden, it became my rescue’
This article examines, how agency is constructed by members of two transnational families living in Norway in biographically oriented interviews. We understand agency as realised on the intertwined levels of grammar and meta-agentive discourse. Reports of speakers’ lived language experience and their experiences with family language policies are analysed to demonstrate how speakers use different approaches to realise agency in their narratives. D…
Between duty and neglect
Between duty and neglect
And all of a sudden, it became my rescue’
This article examines, how agency is constructed by members of two transnational families living in Norway in biographically oriented interviews. We understand agency as realised on the intertwined levels of grammar and meta-agentive discourse. Reports of speakers’ lived language experience and their experiences with family language policies are analysed to demonstrate how speakers use different approaches to realise agency in their narratives. D…
Ikke snakke norsk?’ – Transnational adolescents and negotiations of family language policy explored through family interview
Multilingual families and their language policies have attracted considerable attention in recent sociolinguistic work. Adding to this line of research, this article focuses on a case study of a transnational Polish family living in Norway and investigates the role adolescent children may play in the formation of family language policies. To this end the article analyses stances towards language practices at home taken in an interaction between t…
Connecting Polish families in Europe
nonPeerReviewed
Connections worth keeping? – Language and sociocultural practices in the imagined future of Polish teenagers in Norway
Language and sociocultural practices in transnational families have attracted considerable scholarly attention over the last decade. Adding to this research, the present article explores the perspectives of two Polish teenage siblings living in Norway on the projected language and sociocultural practices in their future families. The data for this article stem from individual, in-depth qualitative interviews with the two siblings and were collect…
Digital media as language and literacy learning spaces in multilingual families – survey results from Luxembourg
Recent research shows that transnational families draw on digital media in their language learning. However, little systematic knowledge exists on the nature of these practices, the tools used, and the families' views regarding digital media use for language learning. This article addresses this knowledge gap, presenting the results of an online survey conducted among 209 parents of transnational, multilingual families from Luxembourg. The questi…
And all of a sudden, it became my rescue’
This article examines, how agency is constructed by members of two transnational families living in Norway in biographically oriented interviews. We understand agency as realised on the intertwined levels of grammar and meta-agentive discourse. Reports of speakers’ lived language experience and their experiences with family language policies are analysed to demonstrate how speakers use different approaches to realise agency in their narratives. D…
Between duty and neglect
Trilingual repertoires, multifaceted experiences
This article examines the multilingual repertoires of adult and adolescent Poles living in Norway. The study draws on language portraits and interviews conducted with 14 adults and 12 adolescents living in and around Oslo. The article first discusses multilingualism of the research participants through an analysis of the 26 portraits and then zooms in on the drawings and interview data provided by one family in order to shed light on the ways the…
Ikke snakke norsk?’ – Transnational adolescents and negotiations of family language policy explored through family interview
Multilingual families and their language policies have attracted considerable attention in recent sociolinguistic work. Adding to this line of research, this article focuses on a case study of a transnational Polish family living in Norway and investigates the role adolescent children may play in the formation of family language policies. To this end the article analyses stances towards language practices at home taken in an interaction between t…
Connections worth keeping? – Language and sociocultural practices in the imagined future of Polish teenagers in Norway
Language and sociocultural practices in transnational families have attracted considerable scholarly attention over the last decade. Adding to this research, the present article explores the perspectives of two Polish teenage siblings living in Norway on the projected language and sociocultural practices in their future families. The data for this article stem from individual, in-depth qualitative interviews with the two siblings and were collect…
Connecting Polish families in Europe
nonPeerReviewed
What works to facilitate displaced and refugee-background students’ access and participation in European higher education
This article reports the results of a systematic review on displaced and refugee-background students’ transitioning and (re-)integration into European higher education (HE). A total of 7082 studies have been assessed for eligibility in six languages. Forty-four empirical studies conducted in 14 countries of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) between 2014 and 2021 met the inclusion criteria. Evidence from these studies has been extracted, a…
Digital media as language and literacy learning spaces in multilingual families – survey results from Luxembourg
Recent research shows that transnational families draw on digital media in their language learning. However, little systematic knowledge exists on the nature of these practices, the tools used, and the families' views regarding digital media use for language learning. This article addresses this knowledge gap, presenting the results of an online survey conducted among 209 parents of transnational, multilingual families from Luxembourg. The questi…
Sociology (8 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (7 works) · Pedagogy (7 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Multilingualism (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Social science (4 works) · Construct (python library (3 works) · Linguistic Education and Pedagogy (3 works) · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity (3 works)