I studied English and German at the University of Tampere, Finland and received my teaching degree in both languages in 2016. Furthermore, I completed a specialication programme in technical communication and in German-Finnish translation during my studies, in addition to the pedagogical studies. My main interest still lies in teaching English as a Foreign Language.
I have gained practical experience in project coordination in the field of translation and in teaching English in Finnish primary and secondary schools.

My interests in research and teaching include

• Plurilingualism in language education
• Sociocultural Theory in SLA
• Early (foreign) language learning
• Task-based language learning and teaching
• Language policies towards minority languages in the school context
• Translanguaging as a pedagogical approach
• Teaching English in plurilingual and pluricultural contexts

Publications

Lämsä, Hanna & Roos, Jana. Translanguaging: an opportunity to promote plurilingualism. Grundschulmagazin Englisch 2/2018, p. 37-38. Accessible from www.oldenbourg-klick.de/zeitschriften/grundschulmagazin-englisch/2018-2/translanguaging

Lämsä, Hanna. 2015. Verfahren der Berücksichtigung migrationsbedingter Mehrsprachigkeit im finnischen Fremdsprachenunterricht: Ergebnisse einer Befragung finnischer FremdsprachenlehrerInnen. (MA thesis in the minor subject)

Lämsä, Hanna. 2016. The Complementation of the Adjective Intent in Recent Centuries (MA thesis)

Presentations

Plurilingual Repertoire in the Primary EFL Classroom: A Sociocultural Study of Peer Interaction. Doctoral Workshop at the online 30th Annual Conference of the European Second Language Association (EuroSLA). 30. June – 3. July, 2021.