Jenni Alisaari
PhD
jenali@utu.fi ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4096-1888 |
Areas of expertise
Second language acquisition; linguistically and culturally responsive education; Finnish language learning; singing as a language teaching method; multilingualism, teachers' beliefs and practices
Second language acquisition; linguistically and culturally responsive education; Finnish language learning; singing as a language teaching method; multilingualism, teachers' beliefs and practices
Research community or research topic
INVEST Research Flagship Center
INVEST Research Flagship Center
Biography
Jenni Alisaari has been working in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Turku, Finland 2013-2020. She has been teaching pre-service and in-service teachers on linguistically and culturally diverse education. Since fall 2020, she is working as a researcher in INVEST Research Flagship Center.
Jenni Alisaari has been working in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Turku, Finland 2013-2020. She has been teaching pre-service and in-service teachers on linguistically and culturally diverse education. Since fall 2020, she is working as a researcher in INVEST Research Flagship Center.
Her main areas of research include linguistically and culturally responsive teaching, advocating multilingualism, language learning, and especially language learning by singing, the method that can be used especially with illiterate immigrants.
Alisaari has been training teachers and teacher students at different educational levels: early childhood education, primary school, secondary school, upper-secondary school, vocational training and adult education. She has also been involved with curriculum design in national and municipal level in Finland.
Alisaari has been training teachers and teacher students at different educational levels: early childhood education, primary school, secondary school, upper-secondary school, vocational training and adult education. She has also been involved with curriculum design in national and municipal level in Finland.
Publications 
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- Teachers’ beliefs related to language choice in immigrant students’ homes (2021)
- Teaching and Teacher Education
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - “We thought about it together and the solution came to our minds”: languaging linguistic problem-solving in multilingual Finnish classrooms (2021)
- International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - DivED – kohti kieli- ja kulttuuritietoisempaa opettajuutta ja opettajankoulutusta (2020)
- Kieli, Koulutus Ja Yhteiskunta
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - How Finnish teachers understand multilingual learners’ language learning (2020)
- Apples: Journal of Applied Language Studies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Kielellisesti vastuullinen kieltenopetus (2020)
- Tempus
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Kielellisesti vastuullista pedagogiikkaa ja oppilaan tukemista: Suomalaisten opettajien käsityksiä kielen merkityksestä opetuksessa (2020)
- Kasvatus : Suomen kasvatustieteellinen aikakauskirja
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Kielestä koppi – Oppimateriaali kielitietoiseen perusopetukseen (2020) Jenni Alisaari, Emese Jäppinen, Niina Kekki, Riia Kivimäki, Susanna Kivipelto, Kiia Kuusento, Elisa Lehtinen, Anniina Raunio, Elisa Repo, Salla Sissonen, Maria Tyrer, Heli Vigren
(D5 Text book, professional manual or guide or dictionary ) - #kielitietoisuus #kielellisestivastuullinenopetus #kielellisestivastuullistavaopetus – twiittejä käsiteviidakosta (2020)
- Kieli, Koulutus Ja Yhteiskunta
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Laulut ja lorut kieltenopetuksessa (2020)
- Tempus
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Minästä kiinni – Perusopetuksen oppimateriaali moninaisista identiteeteistä (2020) Jenni Alisaari, Niina Kekki, Riia Kivimäki, Susanna Kivipelto, Kiia Kuusento, Elisa Lehtinen, Anniina Raunio, Elisa Repo, Salla Sissonen, Maria Tyrer, Heli Vigren
(D5 Text book, professional manual or guide or dictionary ) - Sanavarastoa kartuttamassa: sanaston oppiminen ja sanavaraston merkitys luetun ymmärtämisessä (2020) Luku- ja kirjoitustaidon pedagogiikkaa yläkouluun Jenni Alisaari, Raisa Harju-Autti
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book) - The Effects of Songs on L2 Proficiency and Spoken Fluency: A Pedagogical Perspective (2020) Fluency in L2 Learning and Use Leena Maria Heikkola, Jenni Alisaari
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - The future of language education in Europe: case studies of innovative practices. Analytical report (2020) The future of language education in Europe: case studies of innovative practices. Analytical report Emmanuelle Le Pichon-Vorstman, Hanna Siarova, Eszter Szőnyi, Jim Cummins, Audrey Rousse-Malpat, Marjolijn Verspoor, Marisa Cavalli, Eneko Antón, Jon Andoni Duñabeitia, Jenni Alisaari, Orestas Strauka
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Finnish teachers’ perspectives about linguistic and cultural diversity (2019) Teaching Content and Language in the Multilingual Classroom : International Research on Policy, Perspectives, Preparation and Practice Emmanuel O. Acquah, Jenni Alisaari, Nancy L. Commins
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - How Can Inclusion be Promoted Through a Linguistically Responsive Pedagogy? (2019) Perspectives on Educational Practice Around the World Jenni Alisaari, Heli Vigren, Leena Maria Heikkola
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - In-service and Pre-service Teachers’ Orientations to Linguistic, Cultural and Worldview Diversity (2019)
- Journal of Teacher Education and Educators
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Monolingual ideologies confronting multilingual realities. Finnish teachers’ beliefs about linguistic diversity (2019)
- Teaching and Teacher Education
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Multilingualism as a resource: Policy changes in Finnish education (2019) Teaching Content and Language in the Multilingual Classroom : International Research on Policy, Perspectives, Preparation and Practice Jenni Alisaari, Heli Vigren, Marja-Liisa Mäkelä
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - ALLU-testin käyttökokemuksia ja luetun ymmärtämisen arviointi vuosina 1995 ja 2017 (2018)
- Oppimisen ja oppimisvaikeuksien erityislehti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Reading comprehension in digital and printed texts (2018)
- L1 Educational Studies in Language and Literature
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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