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Akateemisen saksan kielen rooli suomalaisopiskelijoiden näkökulmasta (2009)

Ylönen, S., & Vainio, V. (2009). Akateemisen saksan kielen rooli suomalaisopiskelijoiden näkökulmasta. 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. 209-227). Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys. Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistyksen julkaisuja, 67. https://journal.fi/afinlavk/article/view/60015

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

All authors or editors: Ylönen, Sabine; Vainio, Virpi

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: 209-227

Number of pages in the book: 227

Publisher: Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: Finnish

Persistent website address: https://journal.fi/afinlavk/article/view/60015

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Delayed open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/85916

Abstract

In most academic disciplines nowadays, German plays only a minor role in academic publishing. On the other hand, academic mobility has increased and Germany is the most popular target country for Finnish students. For any successful academic exchange with German-speaking countries, a sound competence in German is a major advantage. To explore students’ opinions about multilingualism and the role of German, an online-survey amongst 20400 students, with 3516 respondents (17,3 %), was conducted in 2008. The main emphasis was on language skills needed for studying in Finland and German-speaking countries, on possible culture-bound practices and on students’ self-evaluation of oral skills in German. The results show that German is still the second most important foreign language in Finland although it plays only a minor role at Finnish universities. In addition, oral skills are more emphasised at universities in German-speaking countries, which indicates a clear need for oral German language training.

Keywords: studies in an institution of higher education; students; multilingualism; German language; oral language skills; student exchange; language skills; questionnaire survey

Free keywords: survey; academic German; discursive practices; oral skills

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