Browsing by Author "Kuoppala, Linnea"

Objectives. The aim of the thesis was to find out what kind of means the teacher can use teaching Finnish as a second language students in order to support the production of their speaking. There has been quite a bit of research on this topic, though the topic is timely as cultural diversity increases and the number of pupils in the syllabus of Finnish as a second language is increasing. The thesis was made as a literature review. The aim was to explore, as far as possible, the most effective ways to support the production of speaking by Finnish as a second language students through the analysis of the research. There was found similiar types of supporting methods, but depending on the context, different methods for teaching was also found. Methods. The material of this thesis was collected from literature using a systematic literature review. The research material was compiled using related keywords in the most common library knowledge databases. The literature to be analyzed mainly consisted of studies related to the topic, but also other researches based literature for the period 2007-2016 was accepted. The results of the literature analysis were systematically grouped and analyzed using descriptive method. Results and Conclusions. From the research literature, there was found various teaching methods which the teacher can apply when teaching Finnish as a second language. Key elements of the most important researches, in particular to support the speech of the students, were small group activities, peer support and spontaneous interaction situations. In most studies, teaching functionality and interaction were important. Other well-functioning methods, such as the use of pupils' own mother language in teaching, were considered workable. The aim behind these teaching methods was to enrich the vocabulary of the students and thus to improve the fluency of speaking. The research results can be directly applied to practical teaching work.