Multilingual education in Ukraine is essential due to the nation’s linguistic diversity and integration into the European Union. The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine plays a pivotal role in these reforms, aligning policies with European standards, including the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The Law on Education emphasizes foreign language instruction at all...
This study investigates effective vocabulary learning strategies for Finnish as a foreign language. Using physiological data (electrodermal activity) and self-reports, the research examines how different word list learning strategies (Stratton, 2022; Hoshino, 2010) affect learners' engagement, self-efficacy, and cognitive load. 100 international university students will learn Finnish...
In today’s interconnected world, education needs to prepare students with essential skills like critical thinking, communication, and adaptability to navigate complexity. Indeed, the latest language learning approaches go beyond teaching a language and aim to provide students with holistic training—mind, heart, and body—preparing them for the demands of the future society.
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Background. The transformation of traditional higher education into a student-centered and community-responsive paradigm provides the foundation for tackling modern social concerns. In the framework of globalization, technological progress, and evolving community expectations promoting innovation in education has become essential. The Learn.Inc project, co-financed by the European Union under...
In Catalonia, embracing linguistic diversity and promoting Catalan language, a minoritised language, in education stand as a fundamental challenge. Despite its officiality, Catalan faces a low status and linguistic diversity and Spanish are seen as a threat for its maintenance. The Catalan government has implemented several actions to uphold its promotion, principally in schools, where Catalan...
We explore lessons learned from implementing a Co-Creative Citizen Science (CCS) project on multilingualism within the FORTHEM European University Alliance Multilingualism in School and Higher Education Lab in 2024 autumn in Jyväskylä (see [1] for developments in 2020–2023 in Jyväskylä and Opole). Since 2020, teenage pupils at Mankola School have co-created CCS projects at the Mankola school....
This contribution shares insights of the development, teaching and assessment of the Multilingual Learning Environments course co-created in the FORTHEM Multilingualism in School and Higher Education Lab. The course idea emerged in 2020 and after a FORTHEM Digital Academy funded development period, the first iteration took place in Autumn 2022. Due to co-creation among academics and students...
In the current context, the phenomenon of globalization requires an adaptation of the way Romanian is taught as a foreign language. Multiculturalism, interculturality and pluriculturalism are elements that we must take into account. Today, multiculturalism is understood as the coexistence of different cultures within the same society. Complementing the values of one culture with the values of...
