Essays about: "linguistic citizenship."

Found 5 essays containing the words linguistic citizenship..

1. 1. 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

3. 2. 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

4. 3. Gäris and ickebinäris: Exploring a Swedish Gender-Separatist Group on Facebook

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Sofia Hedberg; [2018]
   Keywords : gender separatism; Facebook; social media; feminism; safe space; mundane citizenship;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the experience of participating in a ‘hidden’ gender separatist forum for women and nonbinary persons on Facebook. It does so through a case study of a group called Växtgäris, which constitutes one link in a chain of gender separatist forums established on Swedish Facebook in recent years, whose names all end with -gäris. READ MORE

5. 4. Shaping a (responsible) European citizen? : Analysing European identity and citizenship in the EU discourse on higher education

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

   Author : Nina Kind; [2013]
   Keywords : Discourse Analysis; European Identity; European Citizenship; Higher Education; Neoliberalism; Student Mobility; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : It is commonly acknowledged that the European Union (EU) created the notion of a European identity, in order to foster a sense of belonging and identification with the European project among its citizens. The basic assumption to this is that one way to promote a European identity is through higher education and, in particular, student mobility. READ MORE

6. 5. Beyond the Cultural Horizon- A study on Transnationalism, Cultural Citizenship, and Media

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Maria Erliza Lopez Pedersen; [2012]
   Keywords : Transnationalism; Migration; Diaspora; Cultural Citizenship; Media; Deskilling; Filipino Au Pairs; Denmark; The Philippines; Communication for Development; Deprofessionalization;

   Abstract : In many cases, the need to survive has been the reason for many individuals to leave their country and to start anew in a foreign land. Indeed, migration has played its role as one of the solutions to struggle against poverty among many migrants. READ MORE