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Aikuisten kirjoittaminen ja kirjoitustaitotarpeet digitalisoituvassa Suomessa (2022)
Adult writing and literacy needs in a digitalizing society, Finland

Honko, M., Sulkunen, S., Vaarala, H., & Söyrinki, S. (2022). Aikuisten kirjoittaminen ja kirjoitustaitotarpeet digitalisoituvassa Suomessa. In T. Seppälä, S. Lesonen, P. Iikkanen, & S. D'hondt (Eds.), Kieli, muutos ja yhteiskunta (pp. 61-85). Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys AFinLA. AFinLA:n vuosikirja, 2022. https://doi.org/10.30661/afinlavk.114544

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

All authors or editors: Honko, Mari; Sulkunen, Sari; Vaarala, Heidi; Söyrinki, Sini

Parent publication: Kieli, muutos ja yhteiskunta

Parent publication editors: Seppälä, Tanja; Lesonen, Sirkku; Iikkanen, Päivi; D'hondt, Sigurd

eISBN: 978-951-9388-74-8

Journal or series: AFinLA:n vuosikirja

eISSN: 2343-2608

Publication year: 2022

Publication date: 02/12/2022

Number in series: 2022

Pages range: 61-85

Number of pages in the book: 433

Publisher: Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys AFinLA

Place of Publication: Jyväskylä

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: Finnish

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30661/afinlavk.114544

Persistent website address: https://journal.fi/afinlavk/article/view/114544

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/84328

Additional information: Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistyksen julkaisuja ; 79, ISSN 0781-0318

Abstract

Although currently mainstream concept of multiliteracy refers to both reading and writing, writing research has been overshadowed by reading research. However, digitalization has shaped the ways of writing significantly and the concept of writing might need a new definition. In this article, we focus on Finnish adults’ beliefs on writing. The data comes from a questionnaire we posted on social media channels (FB) and relevant e-mailing lists to a wide range of recipients. We received 90 responses mostly from adults who write frequently. We analyzed the responses using the content analysis and descriptive statistics. The analysis shows, that participating in the digitalized society requires writing literacy, and even though writing in general has been democratized, the differences in writing literacy can also cause inequality. Respondents recognized the need to develop their writing together with others on different platforms. However, more research is needed on the beliefs of less active adult writers.

Keywords: multiliteracy; ability to write; writing; multimodality; literary skills; adults; digitalisation

Contributing organizations

Ministry reporting: Yes

VIRTA submission year: 2022

JUFO rating: 1