Liisa Tainio

Collaborative Game‐play as a Site for Participation and Situated Learning of a Second Language

This paper addresses additional language learning as rooted in participation in the social activity of collaborative game‐play. Building on a social‐interactional view of learning, it analyses some of the detailed practices through which players attend to a video game as the material and semiotic structure that shapes play and creates affordances for additional language learning. We describe how players engage with the language resources offered by the game, drawing on the vocabulary, constructions, prosodic features and utterances modelled on game dialogue, in building their own actions during collaborative play. With these resources, the players display their ongoing engagement with the game as well as their competences in recognising, reproducing and creatively reshaping the available linguistic resources in their own activities.

Language and Literature Education

Mother tongue and literature is taught at every stage of Finnish education, from preschool to universities, and, according to international assessments, with success. This article focuses on teaching and learning mother tongue and literature in basic education. The core of the subject is the interrelation between language and literature studies which opens up a diversity of thematic fields. This fact is elaborated with the help of an example, a fictional story by a Finnish writer, accompanied with school exercises typical for this subject.

Representations of Women Researchers in Finnish Print Media

Women’s underrepresentation in the scientific community is currently on the agenda of science policy both in Europe and internationally. The significance of media as a provider of female role models, on the one hand, and in reproducing stereotypical images of scientists, on the other hand, is often mentioned in this context. However, there is relative lack of research on how women researchers are depicted in the media, especially outside the US and UK contexts. Finland provides an interesting context to study media representations of women in research, as a relatively gender equal and research intensive setting seen from a global perspective. The media representations of women researchers in Finland were explored by analyzing person interviews in Finnish printed media: newspapers, women’s magazines and magazines aimed for general public. The data consists of 107 interviews of women researchers from all fields of research, published in 1997-2014. Overwhelming majority of the interviews was written by female journalists. The analysis focuses on both social and linguistic aspects of the interviews from a gender perspective. Women researchers were found to be represented by a variation of frames, the most common of which were the Expert and the Top Researcher. Their family context was frequently mentioned, and the interviews frequently commented their appearance (hair, physique, way of moving). The fact that the interviewees’ family context was often highlighted in the interviews may serve to convey a message that it is possible and common to combine a career in research and family. One main result of the study was the diversity of representations of female researchers, compared to the US and UK studies. The diversity of the media images of female researchers suggests that the media may provide important role models for young women, encouraging women to choose research as a profession.espanolLa subrepresentacion de las mujeres en la comunidad cientifica esta actualmente en la agenda de la politica cientifica tanto en Europa como a nivel internacional. Por una parte, se menciona a menudo el significado de los medios como proveedor de modelos femeninos, y por otra parte, de reproduccion de imagenes estereoscopicas de cientificos, por otro. Sin embargo, hay una relativa falta de investigacion sobre como se representan las mujeres investigadores en los medios de comunicacion, especialmente fuera de los Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido contextos. Finlandia ofrece un contexto interesante para estudiar las representaciones de los medios de comunicacion de las mujeres en la investigacion, como un enfoque de igualdad de genero y de intensidad de investigacion visto desde una perspectiva global. Las representaciones mediaticas de las mujeres investigadoras en Finlandia se exploraron analizando entrevistas personales en medios impresos finlandeses: periodicos, revistas femeninas y revistas destinadas al publico en general. Los datos se refieren a 107 entrevistas de mujeres investigadores de todos los campos de investigacion, publicadas entre 1997-2014. La abrumadora mayoria de las entrevistas fue escrita por mujeres periodistas. El analisis se centra en los aspectos sociales y linguisticos de las entrevistas desde una perspectiva de genero. Se encontro que las mujeres investigadoras estaban representadas en una variedad de marcos de referencia, siendo los mas comunes el de Experta e Investigadora de Elite. Su contexto familiar fue mencionado con frecuencia, y las entrevistas frecuentemente comentaban su apariencia (pelo, fisico, forma de moverse). El hecho de que el contexto familiar de las entrevistadas se destaque a menudo en las entrevistas puede servir para transmitir un mensaje de que es posible y comun combinar una carrera en la investigacion y en la familia. Uno de los principales resultados del estudio fue la diversidad de representaciones de las investigadoras, en comparacion con los estudios realizados en los Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido. La diversidad de las imagenes de los medios de comunicacion de las investigadoras sugiere que los medios de comunicacion pueden proporcionar importantes modelos a seguir para las mujeres jovenes, alentando a las mujeres a elegir la investigacion como una profesion. EnglishWomen’s underrepresentation in the scientific community is currently on the agenda of science policy both in Europe and internationally. The significance of media as a provider of female role models, on the one hand, and in reproducing stereotypical images of scientists, on the other hand, is often mentioned in this context. However, there is relative lack of research on how women researchers are depicted in the media, especially outside the US and UK contexts. Finland provides an interesting context to study media representations of women in research, as a relatively gender equal and research intensive setting seen from a global perspective. The media representations of women researchers in Finland were explored by analyzing person interviews in Finnish printed media: newspapers, women’s magazines and magazines aimed for general public. The data consists of 107 interviews of women researchers from all fields of research, published in 1997-2014. Overwhelming majority of the interviews was written by female journalists. The analysis focuses on both social and linguistic aspects of the interviews from a gender perspective. Women researchers were found to be represented by a variation of frames, the most common of which were the Expert and the Top Researcher. Their family context was frequently mentioned, and the interviews frequently commented their appearance (hair, physique, way of moving). The fact that the interviewees’ family context was often highlighted in the interviews may serve to convey a message that it is possible and common to combine a career in research and family. One main result of the study was the diversity of representations of female researchers, compared to the US and UK studies. The diversity of the media images of female researchers suggests that the media may provide important role models for young women, encouraging women to choose research as a profession.

Representaciones de mujeres investigadoras En la prensa escrita finlandesa: investigadoras de élite, multi-talentos y expertas

Women’s underrepresentation in the scientific community is currently on the agenda of science policy both in Europe and internationally. The significance of media as a provider of female role models, on the one hand, and in reproducing stereotypical images of scientists, on the other hand, is often mentioned in this context. However, there is relative lack of research on how women researchers are depicted in the media, especially outside the US and UK contexts. Finland provides an interesting context to study media representations of women in research, as a relatively gender equal and research intensive setting seen from a global perspective. The media representations of women researchers in Finland were explored by analyzing person interviews in Finnish printed media: newspapers, women’s magazines and magazines aimed for general public. The data consists of 107 interviews of women researchers from all fields of research, published in 1997-2014. Overwhelming majority of the interviews was written by female journalists. The analysis focuses on both social and linguistic aspects of the interviews from a gender perspective. Women researchers were found to be represented by a variation of frames, the most common of which were the Expert and the Top Researcher. Their family context was frequently mentioned, and the interviews frequently commented their appearance (hair, physique, way of moving). The fact that the interviewees’ family context was often highlighted in the interviews may serve to convey a message that it is possible and common to combine a career in research and family. One main result of the study was the diversity of representations of female researchers, compared to the US and UK studies. The diversity of the media images of female researchers suggests that the media may provide important role models for young women, encouraging women to choose research as a profession.espanolLa subrepresentacion de las mujeres en la comunidad cientifica esta actualmente en la agenda de la politica cientifica tanto en Europa como a nivel internacional. Por una parte, se menciona a menudo el significado de los medios como proveedor de modelos femeninos, y por otra parte, de reproduccion de imagenes estereoscopicas de cientificos, por otro. Sin embargo, hay una relativa falta de investigacion sobre como se representan las mujeres investigadores en los medios de comunicacion, especialmente fuera de los Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido contextos. Finlandia ofrece un contexto interesante para estudiar las representaciones de los medios de comunicacion de las mujeres en la investigacion, como un enfoque de igualdad de genero y de intensidad de investigacion visto desde una perspectiva global. Las representaciones mediaticas de las mujeres investigadoras en Finlandia se exploraron analizando entrevistas personales en medios impresos finlandeses: periodicos, revistas femeninas y revistas destinadas al publico en general. Los datos se refieren a 107 entrevistas de mujeres investigadores de todos los campos de investigacion, publicadas entre 1997-2014. La abrumadora mayoria de las entrevistas fue escrita por mujeres periodistas. El analisis se centra en los aspectos sociales y linguisticos de las entrevistas desde una perspectiva de genero. Se encontro que las mujeres investigadoras estaban representadas en una variedad de marcos de referencia, siendo los mas comunes el de Experta e Investigadora de Elite. Su contexto familiar fue mencionado con frecuencia, y las entrevistas frecuentemente comentaban su apariencia (pelo, fisico, forma de moverse). El hecho de que el contexto familiar de las entrevistadas se destaque a menudo en las entrevistas puede servir para transmitir un mensaje de que es posible y comun combinar una carrera en la investigacion y en la familia. Uno de los principales resultados del estudio fue la diversidad de representaciones de las investigadoras, en comparacion con los estudios realizados en los Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido. La diversidad de las imagenes de los medios de comunicacion de las investigadoras sugiere que los medios de comunicacion pueden proporcionar importantes modelos a seguir para las mujeres jovenes, alentando a las mujeres a elegir la investigacion como una profesion. EnglishWomen’s underrepresentation in the scientific community is currently on the agenda of science policy both in Europe and internationally. The significance of media as a provider of female role models, on the one hand, and in reproducing stereotypical images of scientists, on the other hand, is often mentioned in this context. However, there is relative lack of research on how women researchers are depicted in the media, especially outside the US and UK contexts. Finland provides an interesting context to study media representations of women in research, as a relatively gender equal and research intensive setting seen from a global perspective. The media representations of women researchers in Finland were explored by analyzing person interviews in Finnish printed media: newspapers, women’s magazines and magazines aimed for general public. The data consists of 107 interviews of women researchers from all fields of research, published in 1997-2014. Overwhelming majority of the interviews was written by female journalists. The analysis focuses on both social and linguistic aspects of the interviews from a gender perspective. Women researchers were found to be represented by a variation of frames, the most common of which were the Expert and the Top Researcher. Their family context was frequently mentioned, and the interviews frequently commented their appearance (hair, physique, way of moving). The fact that the interviewees’ family context was often highlighted in the interviews may serve to convey a message that it is possible and common to combine a career in research and family. One main result of the study was the diversity of representations of female researchers, compared to the US and UK studies. The diversity of the media images of female researchers suggests that the media may provide important role models for young women, encouraging women to choose research as a profession.

Representations of women researchers in Finnish print media: top researchers, multi-talents and experts : top researchers, multi-talents and experts [Representaciones de mujeres investigadoras En la prensa escrita finlandesa: investigadoras de élite, multi-talentos y expertas]

Women’s underrepresentation in the scientific community is currently on the agenda of science policy both in Europe and internationally. The significance of media as a provider of female role models, on the one hand, and in reproducing stereotypical images of scientists, on the other hand, is often mentioned in this context. However, there is relative lack of research on how women researchers are depicted in the media, especially outside the US and UK contexts. Finland provides an interesting context to study media representations of women in research, as a relatively gender equal and research intensive setting seen from a global perspective. The media representations of women researchers in Finland were explored by analyzing person interviews in Finnish printed media: newspapers, women’s magazines and magazines aimed for general public. The data consists of 107 interviews of women researchers from all fields of research, published in 1997-2014. Overwhelming majority of the interviews was written by female journalists. The analysis focuses on both social and linguistic aspects of the interviews from a gender perspective. Women researchers were found to be represented by a variation of frames, the most common of which were the Expert and the Top Researcher. Their family context was frequently mentioned, and the interviews frequently commented their appearance (hair, physique, way of moving). The fact that the interviewees’ family context was often highlighted in the interviews may serve to convey a message that it is possible and common to combine a career in research and family. One main result of the study was the diversity of representations of female researchers, compared to the US and UK studies. The diversity of the media images of female researchers suggests that the media may provide important role models for young women, encouraging women to choose research as a profession.espanolLa subrepresentacion de las mujeres en la comunidad cientifica esta actualmente en la agenda de la politica cientifica tanto en Europa como a nivel internacional. Por una parte, se menciona a menudo el significado de los medios como proveedor de modelos femeninos, y por otra parte, de reproduccion de imagenes estereoscopicas de cientificos, por otro. Sin embargo, hay una relativa falta de investigacion sobre como se representan las mujeres investigadores en los medios de comunicacion, especialmente fuera de los Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido contextos. Finlandia ofrece un contexto interesante para estudiar las representaciones de los medios de comunicacion de las mujeres en la investigacion, como un enfoque de igualdad de genero y de intensidad de investigacion visto desde una perspectiva global. Las representaciones mediaticas de las mujeres investigadoras en Finlandia se exploraron analizando entrevistas personales en medios impresos finlandeses: periodicos, revistas femeninas y revistas destinadas al publico en general. Los datos se refieren a 107 entrevistas de mujeres investigadores de todos los campos de investigacion, publicadas entre 1997-2014. La abrumadora mayoria de las entrevistas fue escrita por mujeres periodistas. El analisis se centra en los aspectos sociales y linguisticos de las entrevistas desde una perspectiva de genero. Se encontro que las mujeres investigadoras estaban representadas en una variedad de marcos de referencia, siendo los mas comunes el de Experta e Investigadora de Elite. Su contexto familiar fue mencionado con frecuencia, y las entrevistas frecuentemente comentaban su apariencia (pelo, fisico, forma de moverse). El hecho de que el contexto familiar de las entrevistadas se destaque a menudo en las entrevistas puede servir para transmitir un mensaje de que es posible y comun combinar una carrera en la investigacion y en la familia. Uno de los principales resultados del estudio fue la diversidad de representaciones de las investigadoras, en comparacion con los estudios realizados en los Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido. La diversidad de las imagenes de los medios de comunicacion de las investigadoras sugiere que los medios de comunicacion pueden proporcionar importantes modelos a seguir para las mujeres jovenes, alentando a las mujeres a elegir la investigacion como una profesion. EnglishWomen’s underrepresentation in the scientific community is currently on the agenda of science policy both in Europe and internationally. The significance of media as a provider of female role models, on the one hand, and in reproducing stereotypical images of scientists, on the other hand, is often mentioned in this context. However, there is relative lack of research on how women researchers are depicted in the media, especially outside the US and UK contexts. Finland provides an interesting context to study media representations of women in research, as a relatively gender equal and research intensive setting seen from a global perspective. The media representations of women researchers in Finland were explored by analyzing person interviews in Finnish printed media: newspapers, women’s magazines and magazines aimed for general public. The data consists of 107 interviews of women researchers from all fields of research, published in 1997-2014. Overwhelming majority of the interviews was written by female journalists. The analysis focuses on both social and linguistic aspects of the interviews from a gender perspective. Women researchers were found to be represented by a variation of frames, the most common of which were the Expert and the Top Researcher. Their family context was frequently mentioned, and the interviews frequently commented their appearance (hair, physique, way of moving). The fact that the interviewees’ family context was often highlighted in the interviews may serve to convey a message that it is possible and common to combine a career in research and family. One main result of the study was the diversity of representations of female researchers, compared to the US and UK studies. The diversity of the media images of female researchers suggests that the media may provide important role models for young women, encouraging women to choose research as a profession.