Research group Language at work: migrants and Nordic workplaces
The network ”Language at work: Migrants and Nordic workplaces” is a collaboration between University of Jyväskylä (Finland), University of Copenhagen (Denmark), Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (Norway) and Stockholm University (Sweden) in 2022–2023. The network organizes a series of workshops funded by NOS-HS.
The three exploratory workshops bring together researchers and stakeholders working on current questions related to second language (L2) competences of migrants working or wishing to work in Nordic countries. In all these countries there is an increasing pressure to develop working-life oriented language education for both newly arrived and settled migrants, and several development and research projects are already in progress, e.g. on language policies in recruitment, language education in vocational or integration training, L2 mentoring practices, multilingual workplace interaction and professional language assessment.
Through merging the knowledge of Nordic researchers and practitioners in this field, a deeper and more general understanding of these theoretically and pedagogically complex issues can be reached. A general objective of the cooperation is to develop further scientifically and critically grounded knowledge on language learning and valid assessment of language competencies for different types of work in the Nordic workplaces.
Information at Jyväskylä University:
Language at work: Migrants and Nordic workplaces — Humanities and Social Sciences (jyu.fi)
Group description
The network organizes a series of workshops funded by NOS-HS. The links lead to Jyväskylä University:
Workshop 1: Stockholm University, June 13–14, 2022
Workshop 2: Jyväskylä University, September 13–14, 2022
Workshop 3: Copenhagen University, spring 2023
Workshop 4. Södertörns högskola 11–12 June 2024
Group members
Group managers
Minna Suni
Professor
Members
Marta Kirilova
Assistant professor, tenure track
Dorte Lønnsman
Associate Professor
Marte Monsen
Professor
Marie Nelson
Universitetslektor
Gunlög Sundberg
Universitetslektor
