A4 Article in conference proceedings
Toisen ja vieraan kielen oppijat yleisissä kielitutkinnoissa (2006)

Tarnanen, M., & Mäntylä, K. (2006). Toisen ja vieraan kielen oppijat yleisissä kielitutkinnoissa. In P. Pietilä, P. Lintunen, & H.-M. Järvinen (Eds.), Kielenoppija tänään (pp. 105-123). Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys ry. Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistyksen julkaisuja, 64. https://journal.fi/afinlavk/article/view/59965

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Tarnanen, Mirja; Mäntylä, Katja

Parent publication: Kielenoppija tänään

Parent publication editors: Pietilä, Päivi; Lintunen, Pekka; Järvinen, Heini-Marja

ISBN: 951-9388-52-4

Journal or series: Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistyksen julkaisuja

ISSN: 0781-0318

Publication year: 2006

Number in series: 64

Pages range: 105-123

Number of pages in the book: 396

Publisher: Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys ry

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: Finnish

Persistent website address: https://journal.fi/afinlavk/article/view/59965

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Delayed open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/86448

Additional information: AFinLAn vuosikirja 2006, ISSN 0781-030X

Abstract

This article concerns learner profiles of test takers of English (foreign lg) and Finnish (second lg) language test. All learners were adults who took part in the National Language Certificate (NC) test that consists of nine different languages on three different examination levels. People taking the English test are Finnish or Swedish speaking citizens, and participants in the Finnish test are immigrants with varied linguistic and cultural backgrounds. We look at learner profiles (N=600) from three different aspects: 1) background knowledge, 2) skill profiles and 3) learners’ experiences on the test. The profiles are examined in the light of differences and similarities between foreign and second language learners and their needs and purposes for taking the test. Further, the results are discussed within the wider scope of language testing with social and educational consequences.

Keywords: foreign languages; English language; second language; Finnish language; language skills; evaluation; language tests; language learning

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