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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- Kieli, koulutus ja yhteiskunta. Kieliverkoston verkkolehti. Teemanumero Kotouminen. (2016) Alisaari Jenni, Rakkolainen-Sossa Satu
(C2 Editorial work for a scientific compilation book) - Laulamalla sujuvuutta suomenoppijoiden kirjoittamiseen (2016)
- Kasvatus : Suomen kasvatustieteellinen aikakauskirja
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Maahanmuuttajataustaiset opettajat kielellisen ja kulttuurisen identiteetin tukijoina (2016)
- Kielikukko
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Oppilaan kotoutumisen tukeminen valmistavassa opetuksessa (2016)
- Kieli, Koulutus Ja Yhteiskunta
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Pääkirjoitus: Kokonaisvaltaista kotoutumista vauvasta vaariin (2016)
- Kieli, Koulutus Ja Yhteiskunta
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Songs and poems in the second language classroom. The hidden potential of singing for developing writing fluency (2016) Alisaari Jenni
(G5 Article dissertation ) - Laulaminen paikallissijojen harjoittelun menetelmänä S2-opetuksessa (2015) Elävä ainepedagogiikka. Ainedidaktiikan symposium Jyväskylässä 13.–14.2.2014 Jenni Alisaari
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)
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