Learning insular nordic languages : Comparative perspectives on migrants’ experiences learning Faroese and Icelandic
Funding Information: With increasing migration to Iceland, both formal and informal ways of Icelandic language teaching have been implemented recently. Today, Icelandic is for the most part taught at lifelong learning centres, funded by a combination of private and government funding. There are also...
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ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/3697 2023-11-12T04:16:56+01:00 Learning insular nordic languages : Comparative perspectives on migrants’ experiences learning Faroese and Icelandic Hoffmann, Lara Wilhelmine Holm, Anna Elisabeth Centre of Doctoral Studies 2022 17 678259 259-275 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/3697 https://doi.org/10.33134/NJMR.474 en eng Nordic Journal of Migration Research; 12(3) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85140369484&partnerID=8YFLogxK Hoffmann , L W & Holm , A E 2022 , ' Learning insular nordic languages : Comparative perspectives on migrants’ experiences learning Faroese and Icelandic ' , Nordic Journal of Migration Research , vol. 12 , no. 3 , pp. 259-275 . https://doi.org/10.33134/NJMR.474 1799-649X 67994877 7bf99a8a-b227-473a-9759-6439c3bd586b 85140369484 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/3697 doi:10.33134/NJMR.474 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Iceland Inclusion Language learning Migration Rural superdiversity The Faroe Islands Ísland Tungumál Innflytjendur Demography Geography Planning and Development Anthropology Sociology and Political Science Law /dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/researchoutputtypes/contributiontojournal/article 2022 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/369710.33134/NJMR.474 2023-11-01T23:55:24Z Funding Information: With increasing migration to Iceland, both formal and informal ways of Icelandic language teaching have been implemented recently. Today, Icelandic is for the most part taught at lifelong learning centres, funded by a combination of private and government funding. There are also university-level courses. There are no formal requirements for teachers of Icelandic as an additional language, so teachers have different backgrounds and experiences, although there is a master’s degree in teaching Icelandic as an additional language. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). 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. 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 ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Faroe Islands Iceland Opin vísindi (Iceland) Faroe Islands Nordic Journal of Migration Research 12 3 259 275 |
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Funding Information: With increasing migration to Iceland, both formal and informal ways of Icelandic language teaching have been implemented recently. Today, Icelandic is for the most part taught at lifelong learning centres, funded by a combination of private and government funding. There are also university-level courses. There are no formal requirements for teachers of Icelandic as an additional language, so teachers have different backgrounds and experiences, although there is a master’s degree in teaching Icelandic as an additional language. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). 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. 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 ... |
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