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Sofia Jusslin; Lotta Kaarla; Kaisa Korpinen; Niina Lilja – Modern Language Journal, 2024
There are calls for developing ways to teach language that can inspire and motivate students to study additional languages. While previous research has pointed toward benefits of arts-based activities in language learning, combining language and dance has mainly been studied with younger language learners. Contextualized within the course…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Intersectionality, Second Language Instruction, Swedish
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Sorvari, Jaana; Rusko, Satu; Jackson, Nina; Ainonen, Hanna-Leena – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2020
This activity report describes two cases of Language teaching for degree students in the University of Oulu with new pedagogical approaches aiming towards authentic working life skills. Co-creation, collaborative learning and cooperation across borders are the building blocks for these innovative language teaching projects. Case 1 describes…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Case Studies, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Kumpulainen, Kristiina; Mikkola, Anna; Jaatinen, Anna-Mari – Learning, Media and Technology, 2014
This socioculturally informed study examines space-time configurations of students' technology-mediated creative learning practices in a Finnish elementary school over a school musical project. This study focuses on the social practices of 21 students who worked with personal laptops, wireless internet access, and a collaborative writing service,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Computer Mediated Communication, Creativity
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Hyvonen, Pirkko Tellervo – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
Playful learning environments (PLEs) have been constructed in schoolyards in Finland with the aim of increasing learning through play in curriculum-based education. In order to better understand and inform this development, the Hyvonen sets out to ascertain how teachers view and use play in kindergarten and elementary education. Fourteen teachers…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Play, Teacher Education Programs, Elementary Education
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Järvinen, Esa-Matti; Karsikas, Arto; Hintikka, Jouni – Journal of Technology Education, 2007
In authoritative teaching methods, whereby the teacher controls the social interaction and other classroom activities, the actions of many children are often in response to what they perceive to be the teacher's expectations and the requirements of traditional school evaluation practices, such as examinations and tests. In this kind of school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Innovation, Technology Education, Ownership