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Dr Riitta Valijarvi
335
SSEES
16 Taviton Street
London
WC1H 0BW
Tel: 020 7679 8744
Appointment
- Associate Professor (Teaching) of Finnish and Minority Languages
- SSEES
- UCL SLASH
Biography
I have been teaching Finnish language and culture since 2001. I finished my PhD thesis for Uppsala University, Sweden, and joined UCL in 2007. I became Associate Professor (Teaching) of Finnish and Minority Languages at UCL in 2019.
Research Themes
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The topic of my PhD was the grammaticalisation and lexicalisation of Finnish converbs in modern written Finnish. My research interests include language pedagogy, Uralic languages, endangered languages, translation studies, song lyrics, and verbal morphology and syntax. I have co-authored a grammar of North Sámi, a minority language spoken in Norway, Sweden and Finland, and co-edited a volume on Multilingual Metal Music. I am currently co-editing a reference volume on Uralic languages for Routledge, and analysing representations of Finland in textbooks of Finnish from the late 1800s to the present day. I am also working on West Greenlandic and Meänkieli grammar, and exploring ways to decolonise the curriculum by teaching students more about Arctic minority languages and cultures.
Teaching Summary
I have worked for Uppsala University, Medborgarskolan i Uppsala, Morley College, the European Union, the Foreign Office, and the University of Westminster. I have designed exams for the European Personnel Selection Office and the Foreign Office. I have experience of teaching all levels A1-C2 both in person and online.
Courses taught
Finnish Language Level 1 (SEEF0001)
Finnish Language Level 2a - Comprehension (SEEF0005)
Finnish Language Level 2b - Production (SEEF0007)
Finnish Language Level 3a - Comprehension (SEEF0011)
Finnish Language Level 3b - Production (SEEF0013)
Finnish A (SEEF0017)
New Language: Finnish (MA) (SEES0030)
Intermediate Language: Finnish (MA) (SEES0020)
Minority Languages of Russia: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity and Endangerment (SEEE0010)
Finland: Environment Society Culture (SEEF0009)
Finnish Society and Culture 3 (SEEF0015)
How Words Work: Sounds and Sense (SEEE0002)
How Words Work: Meaning and Modularity (SEEE0003)
I also contribute to the course
Histories and Cultures of the Nordic Region (SCAN0011)
Appointments
| 2019 | Associate Professor (Teaching) | UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies | , United Kingdom |
| 2012 – 2019 | Senior Teaching Fellow | UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies | , United Kingdom |
| 2011 | Senior Lecturer | Uppsala University | Department of Modern Languages, Sweden |
| 2007 – 2012 | Teaching Fellow | UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies | , United Kingdom |
Academic Background
| 2007 | Doctor of Philosophy | Uppsala Universitet | |
| 2001 | Bachelor of Arts | University of Turku | |
| 2001 | Master of Arts | Uppsala University |
