A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
Seeing English through signing eyes : Finnish sign language user's views on learning English (2009)
Kelly, R. (2009). Seeing English through signing eyes : Finnish sign language user's views on learning English. In J. Kalliokoski, T. Nikko, S. Pyhäniemi, & S. Shore (Eds.), Puheen ja kirjoituksen moninaisuus = Variationsrikedom i tal och skrift = The diversity of speech and writing (pp. 81-96). Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys ry. Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistyksen julkaisuja, 67. https://journal.fi/afinlavk/article/view/60008
JYU authors or editors
Publication details
All authors or editors: Kelly, Riitta
Parent publication: Puheen ja kirjoituksen moninaisuus = Variationsrikedom i tal och skrift = The diversity of speech and writing
Parent publication editors: Kalliokoski, Jyrki; Nikko, Tuija; Pyhäniemi, Saija; Shore, Susanna
ISBN: 978-951-9388-55-7
Journal or series: Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistyksen julkaisuja
ISSN: 0781-0318
Publication year: 2009
Number in series: 67
Pages range: 81-96
Number of pages in the book: 227
Publisher: Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys ry
Place of Publication: Jyväskylä
Publication country: Finland
Publication language: Finnish
Persistent website address: https://journal.fi/afinlavk/article/view/60008
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Delayed open access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/85918
Abstract
This article discusses learner beliefs of Finnish Sign Language users as learners of English. For Finnish Sign Language users, the language learning situation is a complex one: Finnish Sign Language is a visual language but English has to be learned mostly in a written modality and with the help of Finnish. This qualitative study focuses on Finnish university students' beliefs about themselves as learners of English. The beliefs are elicited from the students' self-portraits as learners and their mind maps about the most important factors in learning English. The self-portraits provide four different points of view on learning English. The findings are compared with the results of a previous study concerning Finnish students' learner beliefs.
Keywords: language learning; English language; sign language users; Finnish Sign Language; learning experiences; conceptions of learning
Contributing organizations
Ministry reporting: Yes