Research at the Department of Chinese
The Department of Chinese conducts research on contemporary Chinese linguistics, focusing on digital communications, corpus linguistics, cognitive linguistics, sociolinguistics, and second language acquisition. Our research explores language use in modern Sinophone societies, the intersection of language and technology, the interaction between language and cognition, and the role of language in social change.
The research activities of the department have been focusing on the following areas:
- Chinese construction grammar
- Digital platform-mediated communication
- Chinese language and gender
- East Asian languages and human bodily experience
- Discourses regarding emerging social phenomena
- Chinese language learning and teaching
Recent Publications
Kirja-arvio: Sabotöörin charmantti siluetti – Tuija Vertaisen matkassa sydämen sivistyksen äärelle. Vertainen, Tuija. Sabotöörin siluetti – ranskalaisperäisten sanojen selityksiä. 2024. ISBN: 978-951-858-657-2. (2025)
Mikael: Kääntämisen ja tulkkauksen tutkimuksen aikakauslehti
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
Redesigning a Serious Game App with LESLLA Teachers for Adult Migrant Second Language and Literacy Learners: Enhancing Accessibility and Usability (2025)
EDeR : an international journal for design-based research in education
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
EC2U-vierailu Coimbrassa – historiaa, kauneutta ja lepakoita (2025)
Leala-tutkimuskeskuksen blogi
(D1 Professional blog post)
Robot-Assisted Language Learning (RALL) (2025)
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)Enhancing Language Education through Social Robots (2025)
A Study on Robot Literacy and the Use of Oral Communication Strategies in L2
Apples: Journal of Applied Language Studies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)