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Monikielinen perhe ja koulu (2023)
Multilingual families and the school

Palviainen, Å., Vorobeva, P., & Sopanen, P. (2023). Monikielinen perhe ja koulu. In A. Pitkänen-Huhta, K. Mård-Miettinen, & T. Nikula (Eds.), Kielikoulutus mukana muutoksessa (pp. 163-179). Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys ry. AFinLA-teema, 16. https://doi.org/10.30660/afinla.126746

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

All authors or editors: Palviainen, Åsa; Vorobeva, Polina; Sopanen, Pauliina

Parent publication: Kielikoulutus mukana muutoksessa

Parent publication editors: Pitkänen-Huhta, Anne; Mård-Miettinen, Karita; Nikula, Tarja

eISBN: 978-951-9388-77-9

Journal or series: AFinLA-teema

eISSN: 2814-6298

Publication year: 2023

Publication date: 28/11/2023

Number in series: 16

Pages range: 163-179

Number of pages in the book: 400

Publisher: Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys ry

Place of Publication: Jyväskylä

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: Finnish

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30660/afinla.126746

Persistent website address: https://journal.fi/afinla/article/view/126746

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/92191

Abstract

Increased migration and mobility have had a significant impact on (multilingual) family lives and led to the influx of multilingual children in schools in Finland. This article approaches the home-school space as an interflow of discourses and identities. It focuses on processes and discourses circulating through and around multilingual families – on the meso level of social activity. The article illustrates how the meso level (i.e., family and school) is shaped by and connected with the macro and micro levels, such as a representation of multilingual families in the Official Statistics Finland and teacher/parent-child interaction. The article introduces two theoretical approaches in the research of family multilingualism and discusses how multilingualism can be approached in the fluid and interconnected domains of family and school. It concludes by illustrating some gaps between home and school in relation to family multilingualism and provides some suggestions as to how to overcome them.

Keywords: families; linguistic interaction; multilingualism; multiculturalism; language policy; family life; home-school collaboration

Free keywords: kotikieli; peheen kieli

Contributing organizations

Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2023

JUFO rating: 1