“ We thought about it together and the solution came to our minds ”
Languaging linguistic problem-solving in multilingual Finnish classrooms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21332996 |
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| Authors | Elisa Repo (0000-0002-6175-5955, University of Turku, corresponding author), Riia Kivimäki (0000-0002-0173-9670, University of Turku), Niina Kekki (0000-0002-8244-5155, Finnish Language and Finno-Ugric Languages , University of Turku , Turku , Finland), Jenni Alisaari (0000-0003-4096-1888, University of Turku) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 415-447 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-27 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-042X • E-ISSN: 1613-4141 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/iral-2020-0179 |
| OpenAlex | W3177124965 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
This study examines a learning experiment in which linguistic problem-solving tasks designed to increase students’ (aged 9–13) language awareness through collaborative dialogue were introduced in multilingual primary school classrooms in Finland. The aim was to analyse how the students ( N = 126) reported what was happening during the linguistic problem-solving tasks, drawing on the method of languaging. Additionally, the study investigates how meaningful, relevant and novel the students with diverse backgrounds found the tasks. The data were collected via a survey. Students’ problem-solving reports were analysed via content analysis, with the Taxonomy of Cognitive Process applied. Statistical analysis was used to measure the experienced meaningfulness, relevance and novelty. The analysis resulted in an understanding of the multiple voices in which the students articulated their thinking regarding linguistic problem-solving. The study sheds light on how to develop language aware learning materials to engage all students, regardless of their backgrounds, in discussions on language
Cognition · Linguistic description · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Metalinguistics · Novelty · Relevance (law) · Teaching method · Vocabulary development · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching · Social Psychology
Languaging
Thought and language.
Interaction and Second Language Learning
New Developments in Social Interdependence Theory
Person in Finnish
Discourses on encountering multilingual learners in Finnish schools
Materials‐in‐Action
Essentializing vs. non-essentializing students’ cultural identities
Monolingual ideologies confronting multilingual realities. Finnish teachers’ beliefs about linguistic diversity
Materials development for language learning and teaching
Reconceptualizing “Home” and “School” Language
Autonomy in language teaching and learning
Slicing the Onion Ethnographically
The Idealised Native Speaker, Reified Ethnicities, and Classroom Realities
Empirically Defining Language Learning and Teaching Materials in Use Through Sociomaterial Perspectives
Preparing Linguistically Responsive Teachers
On the so-called Finnish passive
Supporting Finnish Language Learners in Basic Education
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