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Events around the Language Campus

Events of the Language Campus units

Upcoming events

Kuva: kuvituskuva JYU:n kuvapankista
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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Ruusupuisto

Koulutuksen kipinät / Sparks of Education

The inspiring seminar offers an opportunity to explore current research on teaching and learning and to engage in shared discussions about future solutions.
Dissertations
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Seminaarinmäki, S 212

29.4.2026 Master of Education Yan Wang (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Teacher Education)

Master of Education Yan Wang defends her doctoral dissertation in teacher education "Understanding Teacher Education Through a Critical Realist Lens: A Comparative Study on the Interplay of Culture, Structure, and Agency".
Dissertations
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S212

2.5.2026 FM Anna-Maija Ylä-Mattila (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, German language and culture)

FM Anna-Maija Ylä-Mattila defends their doctoral dissertation in German language and culture "Im Kampf um Trauer und gegen den Terror: Extremistischer Terrorismus und die diskursive Konstruktion von Opferschaft in gesellschaftlichen Debatten in Deutschlan
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
Science events
Citizen science
Student events
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Seminarium assembly hall (S212, 2nd floor)

Inauguration of New Professors - Seminarium

New professors introduce themselves to the academic community and the general public by providing an overview of their research, reflecting on its significance, and discussing its future.
Dissertations
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Agora Auditorio 2, Agora

9.5.2026 MA Tatiana Rasskazova (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, applied language studies, CALS)

MA Tatiana Rasskazova defends their doctoral dissertation in applied language studies (CALS) "Group-Dynamic Assessment (G-DA) of English as a Foreign Language Listening: Tracking and promoting adult learners’ development".
Congresses and conferences
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International Association for Dialogue Analysis (IADA) Conference 2026

The IADA 2026 conference will focus on the dynamic interconnections between dialogic processes and materiality in shaping societal and organizational phenomena.
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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Nordic Speech Research Forum: Professor Piia Astikainen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Phonetic learning of non-native speech features: evidence from behavioral and brain activity experiments
Arts and culture
Workshops, courses and camps
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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Lähde 1. ja 2. krs

Japan Day 2026

Welcome to Japan Day on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Japan Day is an event open to everyone where you can explore Japanese culture, including music, language, and traditions!
Dissertations
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S212

23.5.2026 FM Karoliina Inha (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, applied language studies, CALS)

FM Karoliina Inha defends their doctoral dissertation in applied language studies (CALS) "Of relation and reflection: Children’s beliefs about English and affordances for English in and outside school in the context of early foreign language learning".
Workshops, courses and camps
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Ruu D101 Juho

Democracy, human rights and the future - workshop for teachers (Finnish)

The aim of the workshop is to build a shared understanding of how democracy and human rights can be studied and taught in a rapidly changing society.
Workshops, courses and camps
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Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice in Language Education Policies: Intersectionality and Capabilities

This training school will be organised by specialist researchers at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland), the University of Opole (Poland), the University of València (Spain), and the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Dissertations
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S212

29.5.2026 FM Anna Reini (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, English language)

FM Anna Reini defends their doctoral dissertation in English language "University Students' use of receptive morphological knowledge in L2 English academic vocabulary acquisition".

Past events

Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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Nordic Speech Research Forum: Associate Professor Míša Hejná, Aarhus University, Denmark

The phonetic construction of good and evil from a whole-larynx perspective
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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LED Nordic: A Hybrid Seminar on Nordic Learning Environment Design

The seminar is held in Edda, a cultural building of renown on campus in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Paulina Nyman-Koskinen
Dissertations
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C4, päärakennus/main building

11.4.2026 FM Paulina Nyman-Koskinen (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Swedish language)

FM Paulina Nyman-Koskinen defends their doctoral dissertation in Swedish language ””Ai tässä on undertrå?” Språkpolicyer i ett flerspråkigt finlandssvenskt klassrum i Österbotten”.
Kirjastorakennus ja sen pihalla olevia kukkaistutuksia
Workshops, courses and camps
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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JYU kirjasto Lähde, B248 Väite

Workshop: Multilingual, inclusive, and identity-safe learning environments: Discursive pathways to safer and braver spaces in Teacher Education

Workshop
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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RUU E314 Isa

Safer and braver spaces in teacher education: a researcher meeting with Sergio Maruenda-Bataller

Researecher meeting
Dissertations
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Seminaarinmäki, S 212

28.3.2026 M.Sc. (Sport Sciences) Tommi Mäkinen (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Teacher Education)

M.Sc. (Sport Sciences) Tommi Mäkinen defends his doctoral dissertation in teacher education "Growing as a person, growing as a teacher – Meaningful socioemotional learning in physical education teacher education".
Dissertations
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Agora Auditorio 3, Agora

28.3.2026 MA Karim Rezagah (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, applied linguistics, CALS)

MA Karim Rezagah defends their doctoral dissertation in applied linguistics (CALS) "Iranian English language teachers’ assessment literacy: Merging assessment for learning with assessment of learning in classroom-based assessment".
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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Nordic Speech Research Forum: PhD student Federica Raschellà, Senior Lecturer Frida Splendido, Associate Professor Gilbert Ambrazaitis (Linnaeus and Lund Universities)

Swedish Embodied Pronunciation Training. Results from a lab study on the second language acquisition of quantity
Dissertations
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Seminaarinmäki, S 212

7.3.2026 MA Susanna Soininen (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Teacher Education)

MA Susanna Soininen defends her doctoral dissertation in teacher education "TEACHING HISTORICAL THINKING WITH PRIMARY SOURCES. A study on the use of primary sources in the US Advancement Placement and International Baccalaureate and Finnish IB history cla
Edwin Nfor
Dissertations
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C1

14.2.2026 MA Edwin Nfor (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Journalism)

MA Edwin Nfor defends their doctoral dissertation in Journalism "Political Crisis Reporting In An Era Of Media Interdependence: Examining Various Facets of Media Hybridity in the Cameroon Anglophone Crisis".
Dissertations
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Agora Auditorio 3

13.2.2026 MA (Educ.) Sze Wah Chan (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Teacher Education)

MA (Educ.), MA (Erziehungswissenschaft) Sze Wah Chan defends her doctoral dissertation in teacher education "Teachers’ occupational well-being in relation to teacher–student interactions at different school levels".
Public lectures, seminars and round tables
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Nordic Speech Research Forum: PhD Sheryl Cooke, British Council

Tensions around the teaching and testing of oral proficiency in English as a lingua franca