37.2865, Calls: Journal of Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics - "Special Issue - From Home Language to Language of Schooling: Multilingual Students, Teachers, and Educational Change in Estonia and Beyond" (Jrnl)

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Subject: 37.2865, Calls: Journal of Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics - "Special Issue - From Home Language to Language of Schooling: Multilingual Students, Teachers, and Educational Change in Estonia and Beyond" (Jrnl)

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Date: 07-Sep-2026
From: Kerttu Rozenvalde [kerttu.rozenvalde at ut.ee]
Subject: Journal of Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics - "Special Issue - From Home Language to Language of Schooling: Multilingual Students, Teachers, and Educational Change in Estonia and Beyond" (Jrnl)

Journal: Journal of Estonian and Finno-Ugric Linguistics
Issue: From Home Language to Language of Schooling: Multilingual
Students, Teachers, and Educational Change in Estonia and Beyond

Estonia continues to address the social, political, and demographic
legacies of its Soviet past, most notably the dual school system,
which has contributed to broader social segregation. At the same time,
this system also reflects a longer historical tradition, predating the
Soviet era, of educating students separately according to their native
languages. The special issue responds to the language-of-instruction
reform currently being implemented in Estonia, as a result of which
schools that previously taught in Russian are transitioning to
instruction in Estonian. As the reform progresses, the number of
students whose home language is not Estonian and who attend school in
Estonian is increasing year by year.
We invite scholars from a range of academic disciplines to discuss how
the language-of-instruction reform and the growing share of students
with diverse linguistic backgrounds are reshaping Estonia's
educational landscape, while situating the Estonian case within a
broader international context. We welcome original empirical
contributions in both Estonian and English that examine
language-in-education policy, the language of instruction, students’
multilingualism, the support of home languages and cultures, teacher
professional learning, collaborative teaching, the development of
language-aware and multilingual pedagogies, and school-level capacity
for supporting teachers and multilingual learners during educational
change. Contributions drawing on different conceptual and theoretical
perspectives are encouraged, for example, those addressing educational
access, inclusion, equity, social cohesion, and other key issues
facing education systems worldwide.
JEFUL is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the
University of Tartu Press. The journal does not charge APCs or
submission charges from the authors. Scopus and Web of Science index
the journal. More information: https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/jeful/.
Please submit abstracts for proposed articles in Estonian or English
by 15 October 2026 by email to the guest editor team (at
kerttu.rozenvalde at ut.ee). The word limit for the abstracts is 500
words excl. references; the abstract should clearly identify the
theoretical and methodological approach adopted in the study. Please
also include 6-8 keywords. Authors of accepted proposals will be asked
to submit their full manuscripts not exceeding 60,000 characters
through the journal's online editorial system by 1 June 2027. All
submissions will be subject to the journal’s standard peer-review
process. The special issue will be published in 2028.
For more information on the JEFUL guidelines, please see:
https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/jeful/about/submissions#authorGuidelines
Guest Editors of the special issue:
Assoc. Prof. Kerttu Rozenvalde
Prof. Birute Klaas-Lang
Assoc. Prof. Kadri Koreinik (all University of Tartu)
Prof. Merilyn Meristo
Prof. Kairit Tammets (both Tallinn University)

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics
                     Applied Linguistics
                     Language Acquisition
                     Sociolinguistics

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