The complexity of the learning and teaching of EFL among Swedish-minority students in bilingual Finland

In Finland, English is widely visible outside the school context, above all in the area of entertainment and mass media, and is no longer regarded as a foreign language in the old sense of the word. Among Swedish-minority students in Finland, the dominant status of English in various mass media lead...

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Published inJournal of curriculum studies Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 685 - 696
Main Author Sjoholm, Kaj
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Taylor and Francis Ltd 01.11.2004
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Subjects
Educational sciences
English (Second Language)
Ethnic minority, racial problems, cultural differences
Finland
Foreign Countries
Incidental Learning
Mass Media
Sociology of culture
Sociology of education
Finland
English
Linguistic Context
Foreign Language
Bilingualism
Linguistic minority
Swedish
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Summary:In Finland, English is widely visible outside the school context, above all in the area of entertainment and mass media, and is no longer regarded as a foreign language in the old sense of the word. Among Swedish-minority students in Finland, the dominant status of English in various mass media leads to positive attitudes towards English among students and provides strong motivation to acquire the language. This paper considers whether the incidental learning of English taking place outside the classroom results in the same kind of proficiency as that resulting from formal classroom learning.
ISSN:0022-0272
1366-5839
DOI:10.1080/0022027041000229387