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Kieltenopetus vuosiluokilla 1-3 : miten oppilaat siihen suhtautuvat ja mitä tuloksia sillä saavutetaan puolen vuoden opiskelun aikana? (2019)

Inha, K., & Huhta, A. (2019). Kieltenopetus vuosiluokilla 1-3 : miten oppilaat siihen suhtautuvat ja mitä tuloksia sillä saavutetaan puolen vuoden opiskelun aikana?. In M. Kok, H. Massinen, I. Moshnikov, E. Penttilä, S. Tavi, & L. Tuomainen (Eds.), Pidetään kielet elävinä - Keeping languages alive - Piemmö kielet elävinny (pp. 77-100). Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys ry. AFinLA:n vuosikirja, 2019. https://doi.org/10.30661/afinlavk.79340

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

All authors or editors: Inha, Karoliina; Huhta, Ari

Parent publication: Pidetään kielet elävinä - Keeping languages alive - Piemmö kielet elävinny

Parent publication editors: Kok, Maria; Massinen, Henna; Moshnikov, Ilja; Penttilä, Esa; Tavi, Susanna; Tuomainen, Laura

ISBN: 978-951-9388-69-4

Journal or series: AFinLA:n vuosikirja

eISSN: 2343-2608

Publication year: 2019

Number in series: 2019

Pages range: 77-100

Number of pages in the book: 153

Publisher: Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys ry

Place of Publication: Jyväskylä

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: Finnish

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30661/afinlavk.79340

Persistent website address: https://journal.fi/afinlavk/article/view/79340

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Additional information: Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistyksen (AFinLA) julkaisuja ; 77, ISSN 0781-0318

Abstract

As of January 2020, all Finnish pupils are to start their foreign language studies in the first grade. This study examined the effects of early language teaching by comparing pupils in grades 1, 2 and 3. The pupils had started studying English in August 2017 and had all had roughly the same number of English lessons by the time of the study in early 2018. The study examined pupils’ attitudes towards English and studying English as well as how pupils use English in their free time. Pupils also self-assessed their English skills and completed vocabulary and text segmentation tasks. The results show that the pupils had an overall positive attitude towards English and language learning. Analyses of pupils’ language skills and extramural use of English revealed statistically significant differences between 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders. Findings and their possible explanations are discussed.

Keywords: language teaching; foreign languages; lower comprehensive school pupils; study motivation; leisure

Free keywords: varhentaminen

Contributing organizations

Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2019

JUFO rating: 1