Building blocks: Developing second language resources for working life

This interdisciplinary project explores the Finnish language resources needed and developed by adult immigrants whose aim is to get employed in their own field in Finland. Two major educational reforms serve as the framework of the project: one concerns the integration training available for unemployed immigrants, and the other has an effect on all upper secondary vocational education and training provided in Finland.

Table of contents

Project duration
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Core fields of research
Learning, teaching and interaction
Research areas
JYU.Well
Working life interaction
Department
Department of Language and Communication Studies
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Funding
Research Council of Finland

Project description

This interdisciplinary project explores the Finnish language resources needed and developed by adult immigrants whose aim is to get employed in their own field in Finland. Two major educational reforms serve as the framework of the project: one concerns the integration training available for unemployed immigrants, and the other has an effect on all upper secondary vocational education and training provided in Finland. 

The project brings together two holistic theories of second language development that rely on the idea of language use as a key to language learning: language ecology and complex dynamic systems theory (CDST).

The host institution of the project is Department of Language and Communication Studies, Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥, Finland. The project is funded by the Academy of Finland for years 2019–2023.

Publications

Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development.
Mustonen, Sanna
Strömmer, Maiju
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Linguistics and Education.
Puranen, Pauliina
Publication
2024

Lukeminen on taitolaji. Äidinkielen opettajain liiton vuosikirja. Äidinkielen opettajain liitto ry.
Mustonen, Sanna
Suni, Minna
Publication
2023

Language, Migration and In/Exclusion in the Workplace. Multilingual Matters.
Seilonen, Marja
Suni, Minna
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Kielikoulutus mukana muutoksessa. AFinLA-teema. Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys ry.
Strömmer, Maiju
Suni, Minna
Ruuska, Katharina
Iikkanen, Päivi
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Kieli, koulutus ja yhteiskunta.
Ruuska, Katharina
Publication
2023

Multilingual Matters.
Angouri, Jo
Kerekes, Julie
Suni, Minna
Publication
2023

Language, Migration and In/Exclusion in the Workplace. Multilingual Matters.
Angouri, Jo
Kerekes, Julie
Suni, Minna
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

European Journal of Applied Linguistics.
Leskinen, Kirsi
Publication
2023

Alusta alkuun.
Suni, Minna
Publication
2022
Available through Open Access

Journal of the European Second Language Association.
Lesonen, Sirkku
Steinkrauss, Rasmus
Suni, Minna
Verspoor, Marjolijn
Publication
2021
Available through Open Access

Crossing Borders, Writing Texts, Being Evaluated. New Perspectives on Language and Education. Multilingual Matters.
Leskinen, Kirsi

Project team

Project leaders

External members

Sirkku Kronholm

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