Kimmo Peltola
MA, university teacher
kimmo.peltola@utu.fi +358 40 559 0644 Koskenniemenkatu 4 Turku Office: K101 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1214-6536 |
Areas of expertise
Phonetics; Second language learning; Speech perception; Speech production; Speech Acoustics;
Phonetics; Second language learning; Speech perception; Speech production; Speech Acoustics;
Research community or research topic
Phonetics. Learning, Age & Bilingualism -laboratory (LAB-lab).
Phonetics. Learning, Age & Bilingualism -laboratory (LAB-lab).
Biography
I am a father of two daughters and married to my collegue. I like sports and I am a coach in my younger daughter's soccer team. We take a sauna every day and we enjoy our life altogether.
Research
Brain responses, acoustic outputs, ultrasound imaging and discrimination sensitivity are all measured at LAB-lab.
Teaching
Different fields in phonetics:
basic studies: Speech acoustics, Introduction to Second Language Acquisition, Pronunciation and transcription
intermediate/advanced studies: Second Language Acquisition, Workshop, Speech production and perception, Research project, Speech signal analysis
Publications 
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- Enemmän puhetta (2026) Haapanen, Katja; Jokila, Katja; Peltola, Kimmo U.; Peltola, Maija S.; Rihko, Minna; Tamminen, Henna; Viitala, Eveliina; Viuhkonen, Enni
(D5 Text book, professional manual or guide or dictionary ) - Fonetiikan ääntämiskurssin vaikutus vieraskielisen puheen piirteiden havaitsemiseen fonetiikan ja logopedian yliopisto-opiskelijoilla (2025)
- Puhe ja kieli
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Kielitaidon tukeminen alakouluissa – tutkimuksesta käytännön työvälineeksi (2025)
- Kieli, Koulutus Ja Yhteiskunta
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Listen-and-repeat training of non-native vowel quality: Preliminary findings from speakers of Namibian languages (2024)
- Journal of monolingual and bilingual speech
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - One-day listen-and-repeat training of a non-native vowel duration contrast for speakers of Namibian languages (2024)
- Journal of Second Language Pronunciation
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Phonetic Teaching Materials for Enhancing Early Childhood Education Teachers’ Language Awareness in Finland (2024)
- Journal of creative practices in language learning and teaching
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Production of English vowel duration by multilingual speakers of Namibian English (2024)
- English Today
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The production of voicing in Namibian English stops by speakers of Khoekhoegowab (2024)
- AFinLA-teema
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Vowel qualities in monosyllabic words in Namibian English (2024)
- Journal of monolingual and bilingual speech
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Orthography does not hinder non-native production learning in children (2023)
- Second Language Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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