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Tensions on Finnish Constitutional Bilingualism in Neo-nationalist Times : Constructions of Swedish in Monolingual and Bilingual Contexts (2020)
Saarinen, T. (2020). Tensions on Finnish Constitutional Bilingualism in Neo-nationalist Times : Constructions of Swedish in Monolingual and Bilingual Contexts. In M. Kuteeva, K. Kaufhold, & N. Hynninen (Eds.), Language Perceptions and Practices in Multilingual Universities (pp. 85-111). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38755-6_4
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Saarinen, Taina
Parent publication: Language Perceptions and Practices in Multilingual Universities
Parent publication editors: Kuteeva, Maria; Kaufhold, Kathrin; Hynninen, Niina
ISBN: 978-3-030-38754-9
eISBN: 978-3-030-38755-6
Publication year: 2020
Pages range: 85-111
Number of pages in the book: 400
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Place of Publication: Cham
Publication country: Switzerland
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38755-6_4
Publication open access: Not open
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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/68484
Abstract
This chapter analyses the tensions on the status of Finnish constitutional bilingualism from the perspective of higher education, more precisely from the position of Swedish in one monolingually Swedish university (Åbo Akademi University [ÅAU]) and one bilingual university (University of Helsinki [UH]). It contributes to an understanding of the position of minority languages in universities in times when the use of English has increased on one hand and neo-nationalist tendencies stressing the importance of national language(s) are on the rise on the other. Apparently, the new bilingual programmes at UH challenge the tradition of institutional separation of national languages. At ÅAU, in turn, Finnish higher education policies (rather than language policies) seem to provide a major source of tensions on the position of Swedish.
Keywords: bilingualism; monolingualism; language policy; institutions of higher education; nationalism; minority languages; Swedish language
Contributing organizations
Related projects
- Analys av svenskans ställning inom den högre utbildningen i Finland i nynationalistisk tid
- Saarinen, Taina
- Svenska Kulturfonden
Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2020
JUFO rating: 3