Search for dissertations about: "Multilingual interactions"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words Multilingual interactions.
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1. Languaging and Social Positioning in Multilingual School Practices : Studies of Sweden Finnish Middle School Years
Abstract : The overall aim of the thesis is to examine young people’s languaging, including literacy practices, and its relation to meaning-making and social positioning. Framed by sociocultural and dialogical perspectives, the thesis builds upon four studies that arise from (n)ethnographic fieldwork conducted in two different settings: an institutional educational setting where bilingualism and biculturalism are core values, and social media settings. READ MORE
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2. Nurturing a heritage language : Language-centered practices in mother-child interactions in multilingual families
Abstract : Situated within research on language socialization and family language policy, this thesis explores how young children (2–4 years old) learn their heritage language in multilingual, transnational families, and how multilingualism becomes an integral part of family life. It draws on video-ethnographic fieldwork in three bi/multilingual families in Sweden with preschool-aged children where the mothers speak Russian and the parents aspire to raise children multilingually. READ MORE
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3. Promoting student-to-student interactions in mathematics : a study in a multilingual upper secondary classroom
Abstract : Th is educational design research study contribute s to understanding s about the impact the complex ity in multilingual upper s e condary mathematics classroom s has on attempts to improv e student - to - student interaction s . The research study was carried out in a cyclic process in three cycles as an intervention to give all students the opportunit y to develop their reasoning and communication abilities in mathematics. READ MORE
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4. Study guidance practices in science with Turkish speaking recently arrived pupils : A study focusing on scaffolding and meaning making
Abstract : Recently arrived pupils are part of the school population at schools in Sweden as well as in other European countries. In Sweden these pupils might receive study guidance support in their first language in various school subjects including science. READ MORE
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5. Multilingual Life in Dementia Care : Crossing Linguistic Boundaries and Cognitive Gap: Navigating Mutual Understanding
Abstract : This dissertation presents empirical research in the field of multilingual communication in residential homes of people living with dementia. Prior research has emphasised the crucial function of a common language and culture between care workers and residents in such settings. READ MORE