A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
Omaa paikkaa etsimässä : edistyneisyys suomea toisena kielenään puhuvien kokemana (2022)
In search of one’s own place : advancedness as experienced by speakers of Finnish as a second language
Ruuska, K., & Suni, M. (2022). Omaa paikkaa etsimässä : edistyneisyys suomea toisena kielenään puhuvien kokemana. In L. Aarikka, K. Priiki, & I. Ivaska (Eds.), Soveltavan kielitieteilijän sormenjälkiä etsimässä : kielen rakenteet ja niiden käyttäjät Kirsti Siitosen tutkimuksellisina kiintopisteinä (pp. 19-39). Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys AFinLA. AFinLA-teema, 14. https://doi.org/10.30660/afinla.111374
JYU authors or editors
Publication details
All authors or editors: Ruuska, Katharina; Suni, Minna
Parent publication: Soveltavan kielitieteilijän sormenjälkiä etsimässä : kielen rakenteet ja niiden käyttäjät Kirsti Siitosen tutkimuksellisina kiintopisteinä
Parent publication editors: Aarikka, Lotta; Priiki, Katri; Ivaska, Ilmari
eISBN: 978-951-9388-73-1
Journal or series: AFinLA-teema
eISSN: 2814-6298
Publication year: 2022
Publication date: 16/06/2022
Number in series: 14
Pages range: 19-39
Number of pages in the book: 287
Publisher: Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys AFinLA
Publication country: Finland
Publication language: Finnish
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30660/afinla.111374
Persistent website address: https://journal.fi/afinla/article/view/111374
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Open Access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/82119
Additional information: Artikkelit
Abstract
This article takes up a central question of Kirsti Siitonen’s dissertation – how advancedness in Finnish as a second language can be characterized – and investigates it from the perspective of research terminology as well as the lived experience of language users. We first discuss how and with what implications advanced learners of Finnish have been referred to in the research literature, i.e. whether they have been regarded as learners, speakers or other kinds of language users. Applying a small stories approach to interview data from different research projects, we then explore what advancedness means to such language users themselves. We conclude that advanced learners navigate a complex sociolinguistic context in which their place is not self-evident. Insights into their experiences contribute to debates about the migration – or recruitment – of highly educated professionals who need very advanced Finnish skills in order to work in their field in Finland.
Keywords: Finnish language; Finnish as a second language; language skills; advanced level; immigrants; use of language; legitimacy; sociolinguistics
Contributing organizations
Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2022
Preliminary JUFO rating: 1