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ELLEKLETEK JYVÄSKYLÄ UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE POLICY (http://www.jyu.fi/strategia/JYJanguagepolicy.pdf) This Language Policy was adopted by the Senate of the University of Jyväskylä on 6 October, 2004. The aims and objectives of the Jyväskylä University Language Policy are founded on the overall strategy of the University and on the Finnish Universities Act. The Language Policy is concerned with all activity related to language and language use at the University and to language education provided by the University. In this Language Policy, language is seen functionally from the language user's viewpoint. Knowing a language refers to the ability to use a language - the mother tongue and one or more non-native languages - communicatively for various purposes in different kinds of contexts and environments. Internationalisation and its increased impetus together with the objectives of the educational and research policies of the European Union call for more attention to the teaching of language and communication skills in the sphere of higher education. For the teaching of language and communication, new demands also emerge through increased multilingualism and multiculturalism in society and higher education and through the development of information and communication technology, which will have its impact on the implementation of the University Language Policy. The University is responsible for the education of experts for various functions in society who are communicatively competent and are aware of their responsibility for the way language is used. Communicatively competent experts know how to use the Finnish language appropriately both in speech and in writing. They master the language of their own professional and research field, and they also know how to transfer information to experts in other fields and to people outside the academic world. When carrying out their professional duties, they can use at least one non-native language competently in speech and in writing. Language competence is one of the basic competences of academically trained persons. In addition to language and communication kills, language education at the University also aims at illuminating language’s importance as an integral element of students’ future activities in their field. Increased language awareness is therefore an important constituent in all degree programmes. Since knowledge is constructed and processed through language, all university teachers are also language teachers. When engaged in teaching, assessment, and tutoring, every tea-
