Kaksikielinen varhaiskasvatus toisen kielen oppimisen ympäristönä

Translated title of the contribution: Bilingual early childhood education as an environment for second language learning

Karita Mård-Miettinen*, Katri Hansell, Maria Kvist

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Abstract

This article addresses bilingual early childhood education and care (ECEC) as an environment for second language learning. Bilingual education is planned teaching of educational content in two (or more) languages in a ECEC unit or school. One of the languages is usually a new language (second language, target language) to the participating children. In Finland, bilingual education can be either large-scale (over 25% in the target language) or small-scale (under 25%
in the target language). This article first discusses the concept of bilingual ECEC and how it is stipulated in the National ECEC Core Curriculum in Finland. It then reflects the characteristics of ECEC and bilingual ECEC, in particular, by addressing issues of operational culture, learning environment and language practices.
Translated title of the contributionBilingual early childhood education as an environment for second language learning
Original languageFinnish
Title of host publicationAFinLA-teema
Place of PublicationJyväskylä
PublisherSuomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys AFinLA
Pages141-162
Edition16
ISBN (Print)978-951-9388-77-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Nov 2023
MoE publication typeA3 Part of a book or another research book

Publication series

NameAfinLA-teema
PublisherAssociation Finlandaise de Linguistique Appliquée
ISSN (Print)2814-6298

Keywords

  • Bilingual early childhood education
  • language practices
  • learning environments
  • Operational culture

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