Kotimaiset kielet työelämässä: Suomenruotsalaisten käsityksiä kielenkäytöstä, kielitaidosta ja kotimaisten kielten opetuksesta

Translated title of the contribution: National languages in workplace communication

Johanna Tanner, Jannika Lassus

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Abstract

This article deals with the workplace communication of Swedish-speaking Finns, the largest linguistic minority of Finland. The article is based on a survey and focuses on the communication in the private sector. The three main questions here are: How often and in what kind of communication situations are the national languages and English used at work? How do the Swedish-speaking Finns themselves evaluate their Finnish skills in their working life? And, how do they view the language skills attained in their past education – are they transferable to the working life? The study shows that Swedish-speaking Finns working in the private sector need high skills of both national languages and English on a daily or weekly basis in different communication situations. It is also shown that there is a certain amount of criticism towards earlier language education concerning the education of the national languages.
Translated title of the contributionNational languages in workplace communication
Original languageFinnish
Title of host publicationUusia lukutaitoja rakentamassa = Building new literacies
EditorsLotta Lehti, Pauliina Peltonen, Sara Routarinne, Veijo Vaakanainen, Ville Virsu
Place of PublicationJyväskylä
PublisherSuomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys ry
Publication date2018
Pages115–133
ISBN (Electronic)978-951-9388-67-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
MoE publication typeA3 Book chapter

Publication series

NameAFinLAn vuosikirja : Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistyksen julkaisuja
Number2018: 76
ISSN (Electronic)2343-2608

Keywords

  • 612,1 Languages

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