A1 Journal article (refereed)
Varhaista monikielisyyttä tukemassa : kielitietoiset toimintatavat varhaiskasvatuksessa (2020)
Honko, M., & Mustonen, S. (2020). Varhaista monikielisyyttä tukemassa : kielitietoiset toimintatavat varhaiskasvatuksessa. Kasvatus, 51(4), 439-454.
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Honko, Mari; Mustonen, Sanna
Journal or series: Kasvatus
ISSN: 0022-927X
eISSN: 2737-0658
Publication year: 2020
Volume: 51
Issue number: 4
Pages range: 439-454
Publisher: Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos
Publication country: Finland
Publication language: Finnish
Publication open access: Not open
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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/72485
Abstract
In Finland, multilingualism in the context of early childhood education has been studied mainly form the viewpoint of various local, language-weighted programmes concentrating on one or two languages. Instead, a rather uninvestigated area is how language learning and multilingualism are promoted in those early childhood education units where multilingualism is not a conscious choice of the education providers. In this article, we study multilingual, language aware practices, and attitudes towards them from the standpoint of the personnel’s lived experiences. The article is built on a web-based questionnaire that was aimed at those educators (workers in early childhood and per-school education) who had multilingual children in their groups in spring 2017. The data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. The results suggest that children’s multilingualism can be a natural part of everyday activities in early childhood education. However, there are need more support as regards the significance and implementations of language awareness.
Keywords: multilingualism; early childhood education and care; day care centres; language learning; language awareness
Free keywords: multilingualism; early childhood education; language awareness
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Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2020
JUFO rating: 2
