News from the Centre for Applied Language Studies

Mikko Jäkälä, Head of Development at the Centre for Multilingual academic communication (Movi), was presented with the Language Campus Award at the 2026 Language Campus Seminar.

The Centre for Applied Language Studies has been involved in developing research methods for Co-Creative Citizen Science, both in collaborative projects and in the centre’s own research projects.

Researchers of JYU active in the CLIL Network for Languages in Education: Towards Bi- and Multilingual Disciplinary Literacies

A group of English teacher students from Juntendo University in Tokyo visited the University of Jyväskylä from 9 to 16 March 2026.

This dissertation examines how Iranian English teachers responded to major assessment reforms, revealing that meaningful change toward Assessment for Learning is possible when professional development aligns with classroom realities.

Professor James Simpson from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology regularly visits CALS. This is a snapshot from a longer discussion with Sari Pöyhönen about art as a way of knowing in applied linguistics and participatory research.

The history of the JYU Language Campus has been published

The University of Jyväskylä contributes to a significant Nordic project in developing a digital learning game to support reading and writing in the Sámi languages.

The Research Council of Finland’s Scientific Council for Social Sciences and Humanities has selected 6 researchers of the University of Jyväskylä to receive Academy Research Fellowship funding and 9 projects to receive Academy Project Funding.

Waqar Ali Shah examines heterogeneity in textbook discourse production and use in Pakistani schools.

In her doctoral research, MA Sheryl Cooke examined how the global use of English as a lingua franca challenges traditional approaches to language testing.

Five international researchers will begin their projects at the University of Jyväskylä after securing funding from Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.