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Swedish Speakers' Literacy in the Finnish Society.
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Brunell, Viking; Linnakyla, Pirjo – Journal of Reading, 1994
Discusses the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement's reading literacy study in Finland. Shows that, although language-minority students are often expected to have lower achievement in school, students from Swedish-speaking homes in Finland scored almost as well as their Finnish-speaking counterparts on extensive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Language Acquisition in the Swedish-Speaking Minority in Finland.
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Brunell, A. Viking – Journal of Reading, 1991
Documents the differences in language acquisition and school achievement between Finnish- and Swedish-speaking students in Finland's comprehensive school systems. Discusses the need for language maintenance and enrichment measures in both out-of-school and in-school environments. (SR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingualism, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education