• Effects of learning contexts on knowledge of verbs : lexical and inflectional knowledge of verbs among pupils learning Finnish in northern Norway 

      Niiranen, Leena (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2009-02-13)
      The aim of the study was to find out how input and interaction influence language learning. Two groups of students learning Finnish as a second language in Norway were compared in the study: 5 simultaneous bilinguals in Norwegian and Finnish (BL-group), and 5 Norwegian students learning Finnish in a traditional language class (L2-group). The knowledge of Finnish verbs was investigated using different ...
    • Kveenin kieli ja kulttuuri kahdessa päiväkodissa Pohjois-Norjassa - kielen elvyttämistä ja vähemmistökulttuurin välitystä 

      Niiranen, Leena (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Kveenin kieli eli kainunkieli kuuluu uhanalaisiin kieliin, koska se ei enää ole vanhemmilta lapsille luonnollisessa kommunikaatiossa välittyvä kieli. Artikkelissa analysoidaan Engeströmin (1987) toiminnan teorian avulla kveenin kielen ja kulttuurin elvyttämistä kahdessa pohjoisnorjalaisessa päiväkodissa. Vain toisessa kuvatuista päiväkodeista pyrittiin kveenin kielen elvytykseen ns. kielipesämenetelmää ...
    • Minority language learning in Kven through conversation 

      Niiranen, Leena (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-05)
      Language learners of Kven participated in informal learning settings using the Master Apprentice method, a method often used in language revitalization. The use of this method is studied in the light of sociocultural theory of language learning, which focuses on the relationship between collaborative learning and learner autonomy. The students of Kven improved their oral proficiency when using the ...
    • Rapport om lærerutdanningene i Rovaniemi og Alta: en sammenlignende studie. 

      Johansen, Ole Martin; Niiranen, Leena (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2010)
    • Språkdokumentasjon innen fennistikken og kvensk 

      Niiranen, Leena (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-30)
      The study of the Finnish language – called Fennistics – was focused on collecting Finnish dialect material from very early on. During the 19th century interest in studying dialects was governed by the idea that dialects could be used to develop modern written Finnish. However, gradually the study of dialects also became an area of study in its own right. Collecting material on Kven dialects belonged ...
    • Støtteundervisning og spesialundervisning i Finland. Rapport fra en studiereise 

      Germeten, Sidsel; Johansen, Ole Martin; Niiranen, Leena (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2006)