Descriptor
Author
| Collis, Dermid R. F., Ed. | 1 |
| Freihoff, Roland | 1 |
| Hautamaki, Sirkka | 1 |
| Hyrkstedt, Irene | 1 |
| Kalaja, Paula | 1 |
| Phillipson, Robert | 1 |
| Skutnabb-Kangas, Tove | 1 |
| Takala, Sauli | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Collected Works - General | 2 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Books | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedHautamaki, Sirkka – Educational Media International, 1992
Discusses radio and television programing in Finland by the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) and describes programs that have been developed to cover the country's three official languages: Finnish, Swedish, and Saame. Language courses offered by the YLE are described, and the importance of languages in the community is considered. (LRW)
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Educational Radio, Educational Television, Finnish
Peer reviewedHyrkstedt, Irene; Kalaja, Paula – World Englishes, 1998
Argues for a redefinition of terms and reconsideration of methodology in research on language attitudes, suggesting that mentalistic definitions of attitudes be replaced with social ones and experimentation using the matched-guise technique be replaced by discourse-analytic research. A qualitative study on Finnish college student attitudes toward…
Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Context, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
Skutnabb-Kangas, Tove; Phillipson, Robert – 1985
Five papers address issues in language learning and teaching in multicultural environments. "Namibian Educational Language Planning: English for Liberation or Neo-Colonialism?" (Robert Phillipson, Tove Skutnabb-Kangas, Hugh Africa) examines decisive factors in choice of language for instruction, focusing on the choice of English and the…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Communicative Competence (Languages), Developing Nations, Educational Strategies
PDF pending restorationFreihoff, Roland; Takala, Sauli – 1974
Under a contract with the Ministry of Education the working party prepared a general system for describing language teaching objectives to be used in higher education. The system is based on the specification of language use situations. By means of it the course objectives may be described in the form of communicative tasks, which the students are…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Course Content, Cultural Awareness, Descriptive Linguistics
British Council, London (England). English-Teaching Information Centre. – 1977
This profile in outline form examines the English language teaching situation in Finland and the role of English in the Finnish educational system. The following are examined: (1) the role of English as a major foreign language at all levels of education, in business, and in the scientific fields; (2) English instruction at all levels, including…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, English for Special Purposes
Collis, Dermid R. F., Ed. – 1990
This work is a study of Arctic languages written in an interdisciplinary manner. Part of the Unesco Arctic project aimed at safeguarding the linguistic heritage of Arctic peoples, the book is the outcome of three Unesco meetings at which conceptual approaches to and practical plans for the study of Arctic cultures and languages were worked out.…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Canada Natives, Economic Development, Ethnic Groups
