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Jenni Alisaari.

Jenni Alisaari appointed as Professor of Education

A linguistically responsive teacher fosters pupils with extensive language skills.

  • Text Nina Venhe | Photos Niko Jouhkimainen and Eeli Gröhn
Opettaja ohjaa oppilaita koulutehtävissä.
In practice, linguistically responsive pedagogy means that the teacher verbalises and concretises the subject to the pupils during lessons.

Ukrainian pupils, for instance, could initially learn the most difficult, abstract topics in their own language at school. Their cognitive skills would then be at their own level, and their language skills would improve gradually along the way.

Jenni Alisaari

Professor