The Dynamics of Foreign Language Values in Sweden: A Social History

Autor/inn/en	Gheitasi, Parvin; Lindgren, Eva; Enever, Janet
Titel	The Dynamics of Foreign Language Values in Sweden: A Social History
Quelle	In: Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 12 (2022) 1, S.125-146 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1855-9719
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Educational History; Sociocultural Patterns; German; French; English (Second Language); Educational Benefits; Power Structure; International Trade; Language Attitudes; Learning Motivation; Cultural Capital; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Deutscher; Französisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Bildungsertrag; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Sprachverhalten; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Schweden
Abstract	This paper gives an account of the history of foreign language values in Sweden from the seventeenth century to the present. The paper is informed by sociocultural standpoints on language and language learning according to which language is a dynamic tool that is appropriated by individuals to achieve particular purposes, and that dialogically creates and renews our social world(s). Since the sixteenth century, three languages (German, French and English) have been taught in Sweden as foreign languages during particular eras. In this paper, we explore how language value can be understood as a system that evolves over time as a result of triggers such as power, trade and personal benefits. The impact of these variables on Swedish society's efforts to invest in learning a particular language during specific eras is critically examined from the perspectives of nested systems. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01