Learning Insular Nordic Languages: Comparative Perspectives on Migrants’ Experiences Learning Faroese and Icelandic
This article explores migrants’ language learning experiences in two small language communities in the West Nordic Region. We provide a comparative perspective based on an online survey and ethnographic interviews conducted in Iceland and qualitative research conducted in the Faroe Islands. A major...
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ftjnjmr:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/474 2023-06-11T04:11:35+02:00 Learning Insular Nordic Languages: Comparative Perspectives on Migrants’ Experiences Learning Faroese and Icelandic Hoffmann, Lara Holm, Anna-Elisabeth 2022-09-27 application/pdf application/xml https://account.journal-njmr.org/index.php/uh-j-njmr/article/view/474 https://doi.org/10.33134/njmr.474 eng eng Helsinki University Press https://account.journal-njmr.org/index.php/uh-j-njmr/article/view/474/569 https://account.journal-njmr.org/index.php/uh-j-njmr/article/view/474/570 https://account.journal-njmr.org/index.php/uh-j-njmr/article/view/474 doi:10.33134/njmr.474 Copyright (c) 2022 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 Nordic Journal of Migration Research; Vol. 12 No. 3 (2022); 259–275 1799-649X Language learning Migration Rural superdiversity Inclusion Iceland The Faroe Islands info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2022 ftjnjmr https://doi.org/10.33134/njmr.474 2023-05-04T19:58:03Z This article explores migrants’ language learning experiences in two small language communities in the West Nordic Region. We provide a comparative perspective based on an online survey and ethnographic interviews conducted in Iceland and qualitative research conducted in the Faroe Islands. A major finding from this study is that investment in language learning is a highly situated type of activity, which is contingent on personal circumstances, and on structural conditions. Prevailing language ideologies, such as purism and authenticity, can pose constraints on the language learning process among learners who are initially motivated to learn the language. Results show that many migrants follow a utilitarian approach to learning and perceived usefulness of languages influences participants’ linguistic choices. A lack of opportunities for language learning has been mentioned by learners in both places we investigate. Article in Journal/Newspaper Faroe Islands Iceland Nordic Journal of Migration Research Faroe Islands Nordic Journal of Migration Research 12 3 259 275 |
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This article explores migrants’ language learning experiences in two small language communities in the West Nordic Region. We provide a comparative perspective based on an online survey and ethnographic interviews conducted in Iceland and qualitative research conducted in the Faroe Islands. A major finding from this study is that investment in language learning is a highly situated type of activity, which is contingent on personal circumstances, and on structural conditions. Prevailing language ideologies, such as purism and authenticity, can pose constraints on the language learning process among learners who are initially motivated to learn the language. Results show that many migrants follow a utilitarian approach to learning and perceived usefulness of languages influences participants’ linguistic choices. A lack of opportunities for language learning has been mentioned by learners in both places we investigate. |
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Learning Insular Nordic Languages: Comparative Perspectives on Migrants’ Experiences Learning Faroese and Icelandic |
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Learning Insular Nordic Languages: Comparative Perspectives on Migrants’ Experiences Learning Faroese and Icelandic |
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Learning Insular Nordic Languages: Comparative Perspectives on Migrants’ Experiences Learning Faroese and Icelandic |
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Learning Insular Nordic Languages: Comparative Perspectives on Migrants’ Experiences Learning Faroese and Icelandic |
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