News from the Centre for Applied Language Studies

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.

Last autumn, a book was published examining the learning and teaching of minority languages for adult migrants in Europe.

FM, MA Eva Malessa's doctoral thesis explores how digital learning materials can be developed to better support adult second language and literacy learners with limites/interrupted formal educational backgrounds.

Anna Öhman from Karlstad University was visiting Petteri Laihonen at CALS in September 2024.

JYU Language Campus's decalration on the plans of the City of Jyväskylä Board of Education to make budget cuts on the teaching of mother tongue and A2 languages