Toimiva monikielinen korkeakouluympäristö edistää kansainvälisten opiskelijoiden yhdenvertaisuutta: tapaustutkimus Lapin ammattikorkeakoulussa
Keywords:
equality, foreign students, higher education, language awareness, multilingualismAbstract
The article examines the equality of international university students in higher education. Universities have become diverse and multilingual operating environments, where it is possible to promote the equality of students with language-aware courses of action. The theoretical framework describes equality through multilingualism, inclusion and agency. This is a case study in which the research material was collected from international degree students at Lapland University of Applied Sciences through an electronic survey and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. As a result of the research, it was found that from the international students' perspective, equality in the higher education environment could be promoted with language-aware practices. For example, the lack of language-aware workplaces reduces the desire of international students to stay in Lapland after their studies, monolingual communication does not promote the agency of international students in the higher education environment, and the lack of networks reduces their inclusion in the higher education environment.
