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Review of recent applied linguistics research in Finland and Sweden, with specific reference to foreign language learning and teaching

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 August 2012

Håkan Ringbom
Håkan Ringbom*
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Åbo Akademi University (Emeritus), Finlandharingbo@abo.fi
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Abstract

This review covers recent applied linguistic research in Finland and Sweden during the years 2006–2011, with particular emphasis on foreign language learning and teaching. Its primary aim is to inform the international research community on the type of research that is going on in these countries. Special attention is given to topics which have attracted a lot of interest in the area: language immersion schools and CLIL, cross-linguistic influence, corpus linguistics (English as a lingua franca) and language use in multilingual urban settings.

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A Country in Focus
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Language Teaching , Volume 45 , Issue 4 , October 2012 , pp. 490 - 514
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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