Session Information
ERG SES D 10, Mobility and Education
Paper Session
Contribution
The purpose of this study is to explore the variation of immigrant pupils’ skills of Finnish as a second language in the sixth grade. The study also explores how the variables (mother tongue, gender, educational background of the pupils’ parents, the age and reason of moving to Finland and the time lived in Finland) and teaching arrangements such as preparatory stage, lessons in mother tongue and Finnish as a second language influence the pupils’ Finnish language proficiency. In addition, the purpose of this research is to study the link between the language used by the pupil and the level of Finnish.
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References
Baker, C. & Jones, S. P. 1998. Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters Ltd. Baker, C. 1996. Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 2nd edition. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters Ltd. Cummins, J. 2001. Tests, Achievement, and Bilingual Students.Teoksessa C. Baker & N.H. Hornberger. An Introductory Reader to the Writings of Jim Cummins.Clevedon: Multilingua Matters,139-147. Cummins, J. 2000. Language, power and pedagogy: bilingual children in the crossfire. Clevedon: Multilingua Matters. Cummins, J. 1995a. Teaching for Cross-Language Transfer in Dual Language Education: Possibilities and Pitfalls.TESOL Symposium on Dual Language Education:Teaching and Learning Two Languages in the EFL Setting.Istanbul, Turkey. Cummins, J. 1995b. Empowering Minority Students: A Framework of Intervention.TeoksessaO. Garcia & C.Baker (toim.) Policy and Practice in Bilingual Education: A ReaderbExtending the Foundation. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters Ltd., 103-117.
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