Category Archives: 6) Essays: Exploring English in Finnish Interactional Environments
Essay: Reflections on the panel discussion
Introduction The following text reflects on the panel discussion we held during our course, where we invited several experts to share their experiences and thoughts on current topics involving English in Finland. The experts were Ville Eloranta (editor from Helsingin … Continue reading
Use of English and other languages in the Facebook posts of the Finnish rock band Von Hertzen Brothers
By Salli Elkki, Vesa Putkonen & Laura Sipola 1 Introduction This essay considers the use of English in the Facebook posts of a Finnish rock band, Von Hertzen Brothers (VHB). While VHB is a Finnish band, it also has an … Continue reading
Investigating the use of English in informing on coronavirus instructions on the websites of four Finnish cities
By: Terhi Maunumäki, Sandra Miettinen, Elisa Sorajoki and Mona Lundén The purpose of our research is to investigate how different cities in Finland use English on their websites when they give instructions on coronavirus. We chose websites of four cities … Continue reading
“It’s weiiiiird!” – Code-switching by native Finnish speakers
1 Introduction English has become a common customary part of the linguistic resources of many native Finnish speakers, which led us to want to investigate how we ourselves use English in different interactional situations, mainly, conversations with our friends. In … Continue reading
Use of English in interactional settings of two Finnish podcasts
By: Terhi Maunumäki, Sandra Miettinen, Elisa Sorajoki and Mona Lundén The purpose of our research is to study how English language is presented in two Finnish speaking podcasts. We have chosen podcasts from different genres, the first one is an … Continue reading
Blog entry #2 – English used by native Finnish speakers majoring in English
By: Happy Frogs Introduction In our second blog entry, we decided to focus on English students’ use of English in casual interactions. We wanted to focus on interactions outside of lectures and academic settings because for English majors, English is … Continue reading
English entering interactional settings: observing lingua franca situations and the presence of English in Finnish conversations
By Venla Hakola, Anni Räsänen and Eléna Vanrell Introduction The English language has gained a significant role in the Finnish society due to several reasons, like cultural globalization and the advances of information and communication technology. Especially for young Finnish … Continue reading
Finnish people’s attitudes towards the use of English in everyday interaction by Team badminton
Our second research project dealt with everyday interaction, and more specifically we focused on Finnish people’s attitudes towards the presence of English in otherwise Finnish-speaking interaction. We found this an interesting area to focus on, since the influence of English … Continue reading
Linguistic landscapes on university bulletin boards
Our linguistic landscape analysis focused on bulletin boards in the campus area of the university of Jyväskylä. One can find bulletin boards in nearly every building of the campus as well as student restaurants, and their content covers many aspects … Continue reading
Linguistic landscapes in three different towns in Finland
By: Terhi Maunumäki, Sandra Miettinen, Elisa Sorajoki and Mona Lundén In our research about linguistic landscapes, the focus was on different languages in public places in three different parts of Finland. We wanted to observe how different kinds of signs … Continue reading
English in Finland 