Elina Nurminen

Elina Nurminen

Project researcher
Unit
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department / Division
Department of Language and Communication Studies
Fields of science
6121 Languages

Biography

I work as a project researcher on the AASIS project, starting in September 2026. Until that, I worked on the DigiTala toiminnaksi project, which developed a mobile app for practicing speaking Finnish. In the past, I have worked as a Finnish language teacher at the higher level and in integration training.

Research interests

I am a doctoral researcher in the Department of Language and Communication Studies, in Finnish Language. I am studying what kinds of beliefs Finnish learners have of spoken Finnish, as well as of practicing speaking and spoken Finnish, particularly through the use of technology. In addition to spoken language, I'm widely interested in phenomena related to language learning and teaching, such as independent online learning and language proficiency assessment.

Publications