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Direct linkLeontjev, Dmitri; Huhta, Ari; Tolvanen, Asko – Language Testing, 2023
Derivational morphology (DM) and how it can be assessed have been investigated relatively rarely in language learning and testing research. The goal of this study is to add to the understanding of the nature of DM knowledge, exploring whether and how it is separable from vocabulary breadth. Eight L2 (second or foreign language) English DM…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Mukhamejanova, Dinara; Konurbayeva, Zhadyra – International Journal of Comparative Education and Development, 2023
Purpose: This study examines diaspora engagement and return migration programs aimed at providing diaspora youth with an opportunity to obtain higher education in Estonia and Kazakhstan. In particular, the authors sought to identify the main motivations, benefits and challenges of the programs, as well as understand how the programs contribute to…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Immigration, Cross Cultural Studies, Higher Education
Schihalejev, Olga; Kuusisto, Arniika; Vikdahl, Linda; Kallioniemi, Arto – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2020
The paper explores children and youths' perceptions of the reasons for bullying in multicultural schools. How do their different backgrounds explain the variations in those perceptions? The questions will be answered based on data gathered from 9 to 10, 12 to 13 and 15 to 16-year-old students (N = 2781) in Estonia, Finland and Sweden. A survey and…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Bullying, Student Attitudes, Cultural Background
Soler, Josep; Björkman, Beyza; Kuteeva, Maria – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2018
As universities seek to become more international, their need to engage with a wider range of languages, particularly English, seems more prominent. At the same time, universities are also regarded by many stakeholders as key institutions to preserve a given national language and culture. This apparent tension makes universities a fruitful ground…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Language of Instruction, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
Soler-Carbonell, Josep; Saarinen, Taina; Kibbermann, Kerttu – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2017
This article analyses language policies in higher education (HE) in Finland, Estonia, and Latvia, as well as the European Union (EU). We take a multilayered approach to language policies in order to illuminate the intertwined nature of local, national, and international language policies in HE. We are particularly interested in the construction of…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Chiesa, Bruno Della, Ed.; Scott, Jessica, Ed.; Hinton, Christina, Ed. – OECD Publishing (NJ3), 2012
The rise of globalisation makes language competencies more valuable, both at individual and societal levels. This book examines the links between globalisation and the way we teach and learn languages. It begins by asking why some individuals are more successful than others at learning non-native languages, and why some education systems, or…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Global Approach, Motivation
