Siv Björklund
Biographic Data
| ID | 4220299 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Siv Björklund |
| GIVEN NAMES | Siv |
| FAMILY NAME | Björklund |
| SIGNATURE | BJÖRKLUND S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Vaasa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2910-2882 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The role of ethnolinguistic identity, vitality and trust in perceived language climate change
This article explores perceived language climate in a nation-specific setting – a largely unexplored research field. It contributes to the literature on intergroup relations (specifically the relations between ethnolinguistic majority and minority groups) in terms of social identity and ethnolinguistic vitality theories. More specifically, the research focus on Swedish speakers in Finland and analyse the perceived language climate from a societal…
Being Small and Outnumbered
Our study aims to analyze the social exclusion of older Swedish and Finnish speakers living as linguistic minorities in bilingual municipalities in Finland, where municipal authorities are required to offer services in both languages. Data was taken from the 2016 Language Barometer Survey, measuring the quality of language services in bilingual municipalities (n=33). For the purposes of our study, we focused on 2,030 people between the ages of 60…
Swedish immersion in the early years in Finland
Immersion education in Finland is a one-way (monolingual) early total Swedish programme for Finnish-speaking students. This immersion provision is offered at kindergarten level (ages 3–5), at preschool (age 6) and at primary levels (grades 1–9). Here, a brief synthesis of Finnish research studies on the early years in Swedish immersion is first provided, reviewing results from a number of quantitative and qualitative research studies. In order to…
Immersion Programs
As a term, immersion education can be traced back to the 1960s and to Canada, where a new, intensive language education program model showed that young majority English speakers gained functional mastery of a new language in a French immersion program at no cost to their first language development (Lambert & Tucker, 1972).
Integrating Multiple Languages in Immersion
Toward Trilingual Education in Vaasa/Vasa, Finland
This paper discusses trilingual education in Swedish, Finnish, and English in the bilingual city of Vaasa/Vasa in Finland. The introduction provides background information about the sociolinguistic situation and the role of languages in education in Finland. Then the paper focuses on Vaasa/Vasa where a Swedish immersion program for Finnish-speaking monolingual children started in 1987. Gradually, the teaching of foreign languages (mainly English …
The role of ethnolinguistic identity, vitality and trust in perceived language climate change
This article explores perceived language climate in a nation-specific setting – a largely unexplored research field. It contributes to the literature on intergroup relations (specifically the relations between ethnolinguistic majority and minority groups) in terms of social identity and ethnolinguistic vitality theories. More specifically, the research focus on Swedish speakers in Finland and analyse the perceived language climate from a societal…
Toward Trilingual Education in Vaasa/Vasa, Finland
This paper discusses trilingual education in Swedish, Finnish, and English in the bilingual city of Vaasa/Vasa in Finland. The introduction provides background information about the sociolinguistic situation and the role of languages in education in Finland. Then the paper focuses on Vaasa/Vasa where a Swedish immersion program for Finnish-speaking monolingual children started in 1987. Gradually, the teaching of foreign languages (mainly English …
Integrating Multiple Languages in Immersion
Immersion Programs
As a term, immersion education can be traced back to the 1960s and to Canada, where a new, intensive language education program model showed that young majority English speakers gained functional mastery of a new language in a French immersion program at no cost to their first language development (Lambert & Tucker, 1972).
Swedish immersion in the early years in Finland
Immersion education in Finland is a one-way (monolingual) early total Swedish programme for Finnish-speaking students. This immersion provision is offered at kindergarten level (ages 3–5), at preschool (age 6) and at primary levels (grades 1–9). Here, a brief synthesis of Finnish research studies on the early years in Swedish immersion is first provided, reviewing results from a number of quantitative and qualitative research studies. In order to…
Being Small and Outnumbered
Our study aims to analyze the social exclusion of older Swedish and Finnish speakers living as linguistic minorities in bilingual municipalities in Finland, where municipal authorities are required to offer services in both languages. Data was taken from the 2016 Language Barometer Survey, measuring the quality of language services in bilingual municipalities (n=33). For the purposes of our study, we focused on 2,030 people between the ages of 60…
The role of ethnolinguistic identity, vitality and trust in perceived language climate change
This article explores perceived language climate in a nation-specific setting – a largely unexplored research field. It contributes to the literature on intergroup relations (specifically the relations between ethnolinguistic majority and minority groups) in terms of social identity and ethnolinguistic vitality theories. More specifically, the research focus on Swedish speakers in Finland and analyse the perceived language climate from a societal…
Psychology (5 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Mathematics (4 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (3 works) · French immersion (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works)