Finding one's way in society identity, positioning and discourses in immigrant narratives

Tutkin pro gradussani maahanmuuttajien identiteettejä kielen käyttäjinä ja kielen oppijoina sellaisina kuin ne esiintyvät heidän maahanmuuttoaan ja työelämäänsä koskevissa haastatteluissa, jotka on tehty vuosina 2012-2013. Käsittelen työssäni identiteettejä alati muuttuvina, moninaisina, konteksti...

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Main Author: Haapasaari, Osku
Other Authors: Humanistis-yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Kasvatustieteiden ja psykologian tiedekunta, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Kieli- ja viestintätieteiden laitos, Kasvatustieteiden laitos, Department of Language and Communication Studies, Department of Education, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/57014
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title_alt Identity, positioning and discourses in immigrant narratives
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title_fullStr Finding one's way in society : identity, positioning and discourses in immigrant narratives Finding one's way in society : identity, positioning and discourses in immigrant narratives
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title_short Finding one's way in society
title_sort finding one s way in society identity positioning and discourses in immigrant narratives
title_sub identity, positioning and discourses in immigrant narratives
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topic identiteetti narratiivinen tutkimus diskurssi positiointi maahanmuuttajat Englannin kieli Kasvatustiede English Narratiivinen tutkimus 301 102
topic_facet 102 301 Englannin kieli English Kasvatustiede Narratiivinen tutkimus diskurssi identiteetti maahanmuuttajat narratiivinen tutkimus positiointi
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