Jenni Alisaari|Leena Maria Heikkola|Nancy L. Commins|Emmanuel O. Acquah
Monolingual ideologies confronting multilingual realities. Finnish teachers’ beliefs about linguistic diversity
University of Turku|University of Oslo|University of Colorado Denver|Åbo Akademi University
study examined finnish teachers n 820 beliefs related multilingualism teaching multilingual finnish language learners teachers beliefs mainly positive however teachers always consider home languages learning resources three categories multilingual ideologies advocacy allowance denial multilingualism classroom factors influencing teachers beliefs experience teaching migrants teaching area training linguistically responsive teaching language awareness results indicate need professional development teachers promote move away maintaining monolingualism advocating multilingualism better reflect realities classrooms