Danish and learning Danish in Iceland, Greenland, and Faro Islands

• Main Author: Hauksdóttir, Auður
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Milli Mála 2023
• Subjects: Danish as a foreign language; Motivation in learning Danish; Learner autonomy; Computer-assisted language learning; Faro; Faroe Islands; Greenland; greenlandic; Iceland
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/millimala/article/view/3662

Danish is taught as a foreign language in schools in Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. The instructional goal is general competence in Danish and ability to use it in communication with Danes and other Nordic citizens. However, Danish holds different positions in the students’ countries, wh...