Nordic Journal of Language Teaching and Learning https://journal.uia.no/index.php/NJLTL <p>Focus and Scope</p> <p><em>Nordic Journal of Language Teaching and Learning</em> (<em>NJLTL</em>) is an international open access journal which publishes scholarly articles on subjects related to teaching and learning foreign languages, particularly in the Nordic context.&nbsp;The journal promotes research and professional development work across the Nordic countries, although articles within the fields of foreign language learning and teaching from outside this region are also accepted. Articles focussing on foreign language teaching and learning from interdisciplinary perspectives will also be considered. Articles&nbsp;may be written in Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, English, French, German, Spanish.</p> <p><em>NJLTL</em> has two sections. The main section contains double-blind, peer-reviewed articles. Our forum section features shorter articles of general interest such as book reviews, opinion pieces, lectures, professional development reports or contributions from educators and students about hands-on experiences in the classroom.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> University of Agder en-US Nordic Journal of Language Teaching and Learning 2703-8629 <div> <p>Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:</p> <br> <p>a. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a&nbsp;<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" target="_new">Creative Commons Attribution License</a> that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.</p> <br> <p>b. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.</p> <br> <p>c. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See&nbsp;<a href="http://opcit.eprints.org/oacitation-biblio.html" target="_new">The Effect of Open Access</a>).</p> </div> Exploring L2 English Proficiency and Translation of Academic English Vocabulary https://journal.uia.no/index.php/NJLTL/article/view/1057 <p>Knowledge of academic English vocabulary is essential for upper secondary L2 English learners preparing for university studies, yet previous research suggests students in Scandinavian settings may need support to acquire this lexis (Edgarsson, 2017; Henriksen &amp; Danelund, 2015). The abundance of Graeco-Latin cognates between European languages and academic English has been shown to lessen the learning burden of academic English vocabulary for speakers of Romance languages (Cobb, 2000; Petrescu et al., 2017). However, less research has been conducted for speakers of Scandinavian languages who also have appropriate translations of Germanic origin for this vocabulary. Interestingly, previous studies have indicated that proficient Norwegian-speaking students taking tertiary studies made extensive use of Graeco-Latin cognates when translating academic English vocabulary, but research has yet to expand this investigation to upper secondary students and across proficiency levels. Therefore, the current study investigated if Norwegian-speaking students (N= 132) in their first year of upper secondary education produced Graeco-Latin cognates when translating academic English. Findings showed extensive use of L1 Latinate cognate forms to translate the English target words. However, less proficient learners had significantly fewer cognate translations and significantly more untranslated target words than more proficient learners. Findings suggest that in-class instruction raising awareness of Graeco-Latin cognates in academic English may be worthwhile, especially for less-proficient learners.</p> <p>Keywords: Academic vocabulary, cognates, translation, English language learners, vocabulary knowledge, proficiency, educations</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Kimberly Skjelde Copyright (c) 2023 Kimberly Skjelde https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2023-06-29 2023-06-29 11 2 140 164 10.46364/njltl.v11i2.1057 Hvordan fremmedspråk fremmer bærekraft i økonomiutdanningen https://journal.uia.no/index.php/NJLTL/article/view/1029 <p>Nyere forskning identifiserer flere nødvendige læringsutbytter for bærekraft i økonomiutdanningen. Andre forskere har funnet en sammenheng mellom flerspråklighet og mangfold i økonomien. Vi så et behov for å utvikle et kurstilbud som bidrar til å nå læringsutbyttene innen bærekraft i økonomiutdanningen via fremmedspråk. Hypotesen er at fremmedspråkklasserommet er godt egnet nettopp til å innlemme bærekraftperspektivet som en organisk del av andre betraktninger, og at språklig mangfold er en forutsetning for mangfold ellers. Vi utformet undervisningsaktiviteter og evalueringer som skulle ivareta læringsutbyttene både for fremmedspråk, økonomi og bærekraft. Via en kvantitativ gjennomgang av datasett bestående av rapport fra en case-oppgave, en skriftlig oppgave, samt emneevalueringer, registrerte vi hvordan ulike undervisningsaktiviteter har bidratt til å nå læringsutbyttene innen bærekraft i høyere utdanning. Vi fant at læringsutbyttene for fremmedspråk og bærekraft i høyere utdanning drar fordel av sammenfallende pedagogiske strategier, som ble utprøvd under metoden Content and Language Integrated Learning, herunder kooperativ læring med vekt på problemløsing.&nbsp; Vi fant også at kompetanser som etisk bevissthet, kritisk tenkning, strategisk og fremtidsrettet tenkning, kulturkunnskap, interkulturell og generell kommunikasjon og kunnskap om eksisterende bærekraftutfordringer, blir fremhevet via fremmedspråkundervisningen.</p> Margrete Dyvik Cardona Copyright (c) 2023 Margrete Dyvik Cardona https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2023-06-29 2023-06-29 11 2 165 187 10.46364/njltl.v11i2.1029 The L2 proficiency level effect in L3 lexical learning: high-proficiency L2s do not transfer https://journal.uia.no/index.php/NJLTL/article/view/1021 <p>In this case study we investigate the role of the proficiency level in an earlier formally learned L2 for the transfer source in L3 learning at the lexical level, by comparing two pairs of learners with different proficiency levels in their L2s English, French, Spanish and Italian. The data were gathered with a mirror design: L1 German/L3 Swedish and L1 Swedish/L3 German. The learners were absolute beginners of the L3. Both pairs were recorded over 6 months during conversation with a bilingual German/Swedish interlocutor. The recordings were conducted on a monthly basis. The proficiency levels of all L2s were tested in written tests, based on the CEFR scale. The results show that the proficiency level in the L2s has an impact on the transfer source. The L2s at C1+ level were not transferred, but L2s with lower proficiency levels were. These results confirm what is predicted by the L2 status factor (Bardel &amp; Falk, 2012), namely that a high-proficiency L2 can lose its status as an L2, approaching L1 status, which makes it less susceptible to transfer. The study also confirms the value of case studies in L3 research.</p> <p>Keywords: lexical transfer, proficiency, L3 learning, oral production</p> Ylva Falk Christina Lindqvist Copyright (c) 2023 Ylva Falk, Christina Lindqvist https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2023-06-29 2023-06-29 11 2 188 208 10.46364/njltl.v11i2.1021 Building Intercultural Competences for Students Who Study Abroad https://journal.uia.no/index.php/NJLTL/article/view/1145 <p>People do not always match one’s prior expectations, and people from countries different from one’s own often do not conform to our stereotypical expectations. This is no less true for students who choose to study abroad as part of their degree programmes. While students may be interculturally competent in one context, they may be considerably less so in another. A single semester exchange can expose them to a wide array of encounters for which they are unprepared, both at their host universities and in their destination countries.</p> <p><br>There is much discussion about how best to help intercultural learning in the context of mobility. This paper draws on findings from third-level incoming and outgoing student mobilities over a four-year period. The purpose is to highlight insights into the cognitive and emotive challenges, motivations, and reflections that students experience before, during, and after studying abroad. Developing and implementing an online platform for intercultural training will enable future exchange students to prepare and engage actively in all three phases of this journey. It is expected that active and voluntary participation and engagement in such<br>training will help to promote students´ plurilingual and intercultural competences as well as trigger personal and professional growth. This has the potential to be a win-win experience not just for the individual student but also for their subsequent career journey when navigating a knowledge-based global economy.</p> Ana Kanareva-Dimitrovska Ann Carroll-Bøgh Copyright (c) 2023 Ana Kanareva-Dimitrovska, Ann Carroll-Bøgh https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2023-08-11 2023-08-11 11 2 209 232 10.46364/njltl.v11i2.1145 International Language Competition: Hvordan en språkkonkurranse kan fremme språkinteresse blant ungdommer https://journal.uia.no/index.php/NJLTL/article/view/1207 David Sundell Tim Hope Copyright (c) 2023 David Sundell, Tim Hope https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2023-06-29 2023-06-29 11 2 I III 10.46364/njltl.v11i2.1207 Bokpresentation: Christa Wolf – den lojala dissidenten (2022) https://journal.uia.no/index.php/NJLTL/article/view/1183 Sture Packalén Copyright (c) 2023 Sture Packalén https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2023-06-29 2023-06-29 11 2 IV VI 10.46364/njltl.v11i2.1183 Att växa upp i en totalitär hälsodiktatur – Martin Schäubles Cleanland (2020) https://journal.uia.no/index.php/NJLTL/article/view/1209 Thorsten Päplow Copyright (c) 2023 Thorsten Päplow https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2023-06-29 2023-06-29 11 2 VII X 10.46364/njltl.v11i2.1209