Language, change and society: Perspectives from Finland

Kieli, muutos ja yhteiskunta: Näkökulmia Suomesta

Authors

• Tanja Seppälä University of Jyväskylä
• Sirkku Lesonen University of Jyväskylä
• Päivi Iikkanen University of Jyväskylä
• Sigurd D'hondt University of Jyväskylä

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30661/afinlavk.122188

Keywords:

applied linguistics, applied language studies, change, society

Abstract

In this paper, we offer an overview of the various themes that emerged in the course of AFinLA 2021 50-year Anniversary Symposium Language, change and society. After a brief review of the dialogical nature of this hybrid event and the heightened sense of reflexivity this belongs, we divide the 19 contributions to this yearbook into four thematic groups: (1) accommodating reform in language and in education policy, (2) evolving practices in language learning and teaching, (3) technologically mediated teaching environments, and (4) the digitization of work and everyday life. Taken together, the different contributions give a good indication of how changes in society are reflected in applied language studies in Finland.