Essays about: "learning immigrants"

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  1. 11. New Country, New(s) Habits: How does migration affect news consumption and avoidance behavior? : A case study on young millennial immigrants living in Stockholm, Sweden

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Journalistik

    Author : Jasmin Adolph; [2022]
    Keywords : young millennial immigrants; changes in news consumption behaviour; news avoidance; migration news change; intentional vs. unintentional news avoidance;

    Abstract : This audience study explores the changes of news consumption and avoidance behaviour by young millennial immigrants from various backgrounds, living in Stockholm, Sweden. Considering various theoretical frameworks, such as the intentional vs. READ MORE

  3. 12. Exchanging cultural heritage knowledge, communicating cultures and participating in community through a virtual community of practice

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

    Author : Rasha Al Massalmeh; [2020-11-17]
    Keywords : Online community; Community of practice; Social theory of learning; Cultural integration; Cultural heritage; Handicrafts; Professional work; Immigrants; Design recommendation;

    Abstract : Purpose: The reason behind this study comes from the numerous difficulties and challenges that have affected promoting the cultural integration of Syrian immigrant craftsmen and decreased their opportunities for practicing their crafts in Sweden. Thus, the main aim of this study is to explore these challenges that eased up their integration and also hindered entering the Swedish labor market from Syrian craftsmen’s experiences to provide potential solutions to real obstacles through participating in an interactive online community of practice. READ MORE

  4. 13. Language requirements for Swedish citizenship : Adult language learners' attitudes towards the Swedish language test for immigrants

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

    Author : Fredrik Johnsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Language tests; attitudes; investment; ideologies; capital; identity; participatory parity; linguistic citizenship.;

    Abstract : In line with the global trend of increased language requirements for naturalization, the Swedish government decided in 2019 to introduce a language test for citizenship. Drawing on Norton Peirce’s (1995) notion of investment and Fraser’s (2000) definition of participatory parity, this study investigates adult second language learners’ attitudes towards the test and analyzes how investment in language learning and perception of possibilities for participatory parity influence their views. READ MORE

  5. 14. Conception versus Reality : A Case Study of SFI-teachers’ Codeswitching into English

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Lemon Torsten; [2020]
    Keywords : Codeswitching; Code-Switching; Code Switching; Communicative Language Teaching; Foreign Language Teaching; Teaching Approaches; Teaching Beliefs; Teaching Strategies; Teaching Philosophies; Swedish for Immigrants.;

    Abstract : The fact that people tend to alternate between languages for various communicative purposes seems to increasingly interest researchers all over the world. Thus, the linguistic phenomenon of codeswitching has been given more academic attention in recent years than ever before. READ MORE

  6. 15. Language requirements for Swedish citizenship : Adult language learners’ attitudes towards the Swedish language test for immigrants

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

    Author : Fredrik Johnsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Language tests; attitudes; investment; ideologies; capital; identity; participatory parity; linguistic citizenship;

    Abstract : In line with the global trend of increased language requirements for naturalization, the Swedish government decided in 2019 to introduce a language test for citizenship. Drawing on Norton Peirce’s (1995) notion of investment and Fraser’s (2000) definition of participatory parity, this study investigates adult second language learners’ attitudes towards the test and analyzes how investment in language learning and perception of possibilities for participatory parity influence their views. READ MORE