A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Supporting Finnish Language Learners in Basic Education: Teachers’ Views
Authors: Raisa Harju-Autti, Hanna-Maija Sinkkonen
Publisher: Yonsei University (The Institute for Educational Research)
Publication year: 2020
Journal: International journal of multicultural education
Article number: 4
Volume: 22
Issue: 1
First page : 53
Last page: 75
eISSN: 1934-5267
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18251/ijme.v22i1.2077
Web address : https://ijme-journal.org/index.php/ijme/article/view/2077
Abstract
This paper sheds light on linguistic support concerning the language of
schooling in multilingual classrooms in Finnish lower secondary
education. We ask how the teachers consider knowing their students, what
the needs in linguistic and academic support are, and how the needs are
met. The data were collected from teachers in eight lower secondary
schools in different parts of Finland. The findings show that the means
to scaffold Finnish language learners are still in the development phase
as there are no uniform ways to support students with an immigrant
background in Finnish basic education.
This paper sheds light on linguistic support concerning the language of
schooling in multilingual classrooms in Finnish lower secondary
education. We ask how the teachers consider knowing their students, what
the needs in linguistic and academic support are, and how the needs are
met. The data were collected from teachers in eight lower secondary
schools in different parts of Finland. The findings show that the means
to scaffold Finnish language learners are still in the development phase
as there are no uniform ways to support students with an immigrant
background in Finnish basic education.
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