Curriculum vitae.Born: Pieksamaki, Finland, January 18, 1938. Professor of Applied Language Studies, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Director of the Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyvaskyla Education: Matriculation ma·tric·u·late tr. & intr.v. ma·tric·u·lat·ed, ma·tric·u·lat·ing, ma·tric·u·lates To admit or be admitted into a group, especially a college or university. n. examination, 1956 Candidate of the Humanities, University of Helsinki The University of Helsinki is not to be confused with the Helsinki University of Technology. The University of Helsinki (Finnish: Helsingin yliopisto, Swedish: Helsingfors universitet , 1960 Candidate of Philosophy (M.A.), University of Helsinki, 1962 Licentiate licentiate /li·cen·ti·ate/ (li-sen´she-at) one holding a license from an authorized agency giving the right to practice a particular profession. of Philosophy, University of Helsinki, 1965 Doctor of Philosophy, University of Helsinki, 1967 Academic Positions: Research assistant, Academy of Finland The Academy of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Akatemia) is a governmental funding body for scientific research in Finland. It is based in the Finnish capital, Helsinki. Yearly, the Academy administers over 200 million euros to Finnish research activities. Over 3. , 1967-1969 Associate Professor of English, University of Jyvasky1a, 1969-1979 Acting Professor of English, University of Jyvaskyla, 1969, 1973-1975, 1979 Professor of English, University of Jyvaskyla, 1979- (on leave from 1996) Professor of Applied Language Studies, University of Jyvaskyla, 1996- Director of the Centre for Applied Language Studies, University of Jyvaskyla, 1996- Prorector (Vice President), University of Jyvaskyla, 1982-1991 Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Jyvaskyla, 1996- Docent of English, University of Helsinki, 1969- Member, Finnish Academy of Sciences, 1987- Non-academic Positions: Member of editorial staff, Finnish News Agency, 1962 Editorial secretary, Foreign desk, Finnish News Agency, 1963-1964 Personal Grants: Research grant (full time), Finnish Cultural Foundation, 1964-1966 Senior Research Grant, Academy of Finland, 1976, 1995-1996 American Studies Fellow, American Council of Learned Societies The American Council of Learned Societies, founded in 1919, is a private non-profit federation of sixty-eight scholarly organizations. ACLS is best known as a funder of humanities research through fellowships and grants awards. , 1977-1978 Mellon Fellowship, National Foreign Language Center, Institute of Advanced Studies, Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University, mainly at Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins in 1867 had a group of his associates incorporated as the trustees of a university and a hospital, endowing each with $3.5 million. Daniel C. , Washington, D.C., January-February 1992 Visiting Fellowship, Macquarie University Location University publications and material indicate that its campus is located in the suburb of North Ryde, although the Geographical Names Board of NSW indicates it is located in the suburb of Macquarie Park. The University has its own postcode: 2109. , Sydney, July-August 1994 Other Major Research and Related Grants (last five years): Finnish as a Second Language, Academy of Finland, 1992-1995 Finnish-English Contrastive Corpus Studies FECCS, Academy of Finland, 1995-1996 Graduate School of Language Learning and Language Teaching, Ministry of Education/Academy of Finland, 1995-1997 Efficiency of Language Education, Academy of Finland, 1995-1997 Diagnosis of Foreign Language Skills DIALANG, Socrates Lingua lingua /lin·gua/ (ling´gwah) pl. lin´guae [L.] tongue.lin´gual lingua geogra´phica benign migratory glossitis. lingua ni´gra black tongue. D, 1996-1997 Editorial: Editorial Board: Papers and Studies in Contrastive Linguistics (Poznan); Editorial Board: Scandinavian Working Papers working papers pl.n. Legal documents certifying the right to employment of a minor or alien. Noun 1. working papers on Bilingualism (Stockholm); Editorial Board: Studia Anglica Posnaniensia (Poznan); Editorial Board: Journal of Applied Linguistics Applied linguistics is an interdisciplinary field of study that identifies, investigates, and offers solutions to language-related real life problems. Some of the academic fields related to applied linguistics are education, linguistics, psychology, anthropology, and sociology. (Thessaloniki); Editorial Board: Discoss (Paris); Editorial Board: Multilingua (Berlin); Editorial Board: FINLANCE, Finnish Journal of Applied Linguistics (Jyvaskyla); Editorial Board: Neuphilologische Mitteilungen (Helsinki); Editorial Board: System (Oxford); Coeditor: Jyvaskuyla Cross-Language Studies; Reviews Editor: Applied Linguistics (Oxford), 1987-1989 Professionally Related Activities. President, Finnish-British Society of Jyvaskyla, 1971-1976 Rector, Lahti Summer University, 1973-1975 Chairman of the Board, Language Centre for Finnish Universities 1974-1977,1979-1991 Organiser, Finnish Summer School of Linguistics, 1977- Director, Department of English Noun 1. department of English - the academic department responsible for teaching English and American literature English department academic department - a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject , University of Jyvaskyla, 1978-1995 Vice Dean, Faculty of the Humanities, University of Jyvaskyla, 1982 Board member, Finnish Union of University Professors, 1981-1982, 1994- Prorector, Jyvaskyla Summer University, 1980-1985 Rector, Jyvaskyla Summer University, 1986- Board member, Jyvaskyla College of Vocational Education, 1990-1997 Co-chairman, Commission for Contrastive Linguistics and Error Analysis, International Association of Applied Linguistics, 1978- Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, Modern Language Society of Helsinki, 1965-1976 Vice-President, Finnish Association of Applied Linguistics, 1974, 1983-1989, 1996- President, Finnish Association of Applied Linguistics, 1975-1982, 1990-1995 Member, International Committee, International Association of Applied Linguistics, 1975-1996 Member and Scientific Commissions Coordinator, Executive Bureau, International Association of Applied Linguistics, 1981-1984 Member and Publications Coordinator, Executive Bureau, International Association of Applied Linguistics, 1985-1987 Vice-President, International Association of Applied Linguistics, 1993-1996 Organiser, Courses in Management and Leadership in Higher Education, Continuing Education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). Centre, University of Jyvaskyla, 1985- Board Member, European Second Language Association EUROSLA EUROSLA European Second Language Association , 1990, 1992-1995 President, European Second Language Association EUROSLA, 1993-1995 Board Member, International Association of Applied Linguistics AILA, 1990-1996 President, Organizing Committee of the World Congress of Applied Linguistics AILA 96, 1992-1996 Chairman of the Board, National Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyvaskya, 1989-1991 Chairman of the Board, Continuing Education Centre, University of Jyvaskyla, 1990-1991 Member, Finland-European Communities ERASMUS Erasmus (ĭrăz`məs) or Desiderius Erasmus (dĕsĭdēr`ēəs) [Gr. Erasmus, his given name, and Lat. Mixed Committee/Advisory Board, 1992-1994 Member, Languages in Higher Education Committee of the Sigma Network of European Universities, 1994-1996 Member, Executive Committee of the Erasmus Thematic Network on Languages, 1996- Member, Executive Committee of the European Language Council The European Language Council is a permanent and independent association whose main aim is the quantitative and qualitative improvement of knowledge of the languages and cultures of the European Union and beyond. , 1996- Community Activities President, Finnish-Polish Society of Central Finland, 1980-1993 Member, Union of Finnish-Polish Societies Union Council, 1984-1989 Member, Council for the Savings Bank savings bank, financial institution that, until recently, performed only the following functions: receiving savings deposits of individuals, investing them, and providing a modest return to its depositors in the form of interest. of Central Finland, 1984-1993 Member, Council of Yla-Savo/Optia Savings Bank, 1995- Member, Board for the Cultural Foundation of Central Finland, 1982-1991 Member, Board for the Jyvaskyla Arts Festival, 1984-1997 President, Jyvaskyla Arts Festival, 1992-1997 |
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