title: SUCCESS IN THE LANGUAGE TEST AND CITIZENSHIP (Some results of the Russian test takers in the Finnish language test in Finland)
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metadata.value: Ahola, Sari
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metadata.value: Pietarien, Margarita
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metadata.value: Ullakonoja, Riikka
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2016-01-18T19:25:38Z
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metadata.value: 2016-01-18T19:25:38Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2015
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metadata.value: 978-5-8465-1395-2
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.issn
metadata.value: 2409-0824
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/1814
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metadata.value: Finnish National Certiﬁ cates of Language Proﬁ ciency examination is intended for adults and  assesses language skills in practical situations where adults may generally need to speak, listen, write and read in the foreign language. It comprises three subtests at six levels: Basic (1–2 levels), Intermediate (3–4 levels) and Advanced (5–6 levels). The proﬁ ciency level scale of the Finnish National Certiﬁ cates of Language Proﬁ ciency is linked to the scale of the Common European Framework (CEFR). Finnish National Certiﬁ cates of Language Proﬁ ciency examination tests all four language skills — reading comprehension, listening comprehension, writing and speaking. Applicants for Finnish citizenship have to demonstrate the required level of proﬁciency in Finnish or Swedish. A succesful applicant is required to pass the 3d level (~ level B1) both in oral (listening and speaking) and wtitten (reading comprehension and writing) parts of the test. The article discusses the test results gained by the Russian test takers in all these parts of the test and reveals correspondence of their language skills to the requirements for acquiring Finnish citizenship. The article represents a summary of the test results and survey data conducted among the test takers in 2012 (a total number of the test takers, n = 5097) and 2013 (n = 5996). From the total number of the test takers, the number of the test takers who have Russian as a native language amounts to 30 %. Moreover, the article reveals how variable factors can inﬂ uence the test results, namely gender, education, language preparation courses and use of language in various contexts.
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metadata.value: ru
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metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St. Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: the Finnish Language Test
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: language requirements and Finnish citizenship
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: knowledge of the Finnish language of the Russian test takers
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metadata.value: SUCCESS IN THE LANGUAGE TEST AND CITIZENSHIP (Some results of the Russian test takers in the Finnish language test in Finland)
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metadata.name: dc.title.alternative
metadata.value: УСПЕХ НА ЯЗЫКОВОМ ЭКЗАМЕНЕ И ГРАЖДАНСТВО (некоторые результаты экзаменов на знание финского языка русскоязычных тестируемых в Финляндии)
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metadata.value: Article
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