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Direct linkFred Dervin; Kaisa Hahl – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2025
This paper addresses 'distractions' in the way English language education is discussed and practiced in one of the most debated systems of education in the world today: Finnish primary education. Distractions are considered as 'makers of disturbance' in educational ideologies by the authors. Examining the 2014 National Core Curriculum and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), National Curriculum
Pietikäinen, Sari; Compton, Sarah E.; Dlaske, Kati – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2015
Recent demand within the academy for language research that bridges different stakeholders renders the social relevance of research a factor in the academic competition for research funds [Curry, M. J., & Lillis, T. (2013). "Introduction to the thematic issue: Participating in academic publishing--consequences of linguistic policies and…
Descriptors: Language Research, Multilingualism, Language Planning, Public Policy
Pöyhönen, Sari; Saarinen, Taina – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2015
The concept of bilingualism in Finnish political discourse is predominantly used in the meaning of official or state bilingualism, focusing on the two constitutionally defined "national languages;" that is, Finnish and Swedish. Legally, both Finnish and Swedish-speakers have a right for public services, such as schooling or health care,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bilingualism, Language Attitudes, Swedish
