Videos: Encountering a colleague learning Finnish or Swedish
Three short videos with tips for meeting a language-learning colleague
Employees whose mother tongue is Finnish or Swedish
2,5 minutes
Colleagues learn to be comfortable with different language skills in interaction situations.
In what kind of workplace situations do international employees communicate with their developing Finnish or Swedish skills? How do native speakers react to this? Watch the videos and learn how to be productively multilingual in workplace situations! The videos can serve as a starting point to discuss the language practices of your workplace.
Asking a word is not necessarily a sign of wanting to change the language.
From Simply trilingual video series part Työkokous (Work meeting).
Don't assume anyone's language skills.
From Simply trilingual video series part Study guidance (Opintoneuvonta).
A compliment may be disturbing.
From Simply trilingual video series part Encounter (Kohtaaminen).
The videos have been produced as part of the University of Helsinki's language awareness campaign Rennosti kolmella kielellä - Smidigt på tre språk - Simply trilingual (2020).
©2020 Helsingin yliopisto
Rennosti kolmella kielellä -videosarjan (2020) tuottaja on Helsingin yliopisto ja tekijät ovat Yrjö Lauranto ja Emmi Pollari. Podcast-sarja on lisensoitu Creative Commons Nimeä-EiMuutoksia 4.0 Kansainvälinen -lisenssillä. Materiaali on saatavilla osoitteessa kielibuusti.fi.
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