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School of Languages and Translation Studies
The School of Languages and Translation Studies (SLT) is an international teaching and research centre that trains various types of experts in languages, cultures and communication, such as teachers, translators, language experts and researchers. We excel in teaching and research collaboration.
The Multilingual Translation Studies Degree Programme
Our two-year Master’s level Translation Studies Programme offers studies in five language pairs, i.e., English-Finnish, French-Finnish, German-Finnish, Italian-Finnish and Spanish-Finnish.
Degree Programme in Language Learning and Teaching
The Degree Programme in Language Learning and Teaching is one of the three MA programmes in the School of Languages and Translation Studies. We train experts in language learning and teaching and conduct a range of multilingual and multidisciplinary research on language learning.
New Methods for Language Learning Developed at the University of Turku
20.02.2018
Researchers from the Faculty of Humanities are developing methods for facilitating language learning and cultural education through art. In addition, the Centre for Language and Communication Studies is developing a mobile app for supporting international students in Finnish language learning.
Live music census carried out in UK strikes note of caution over future of venues
19.02.2018
Director of Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS), Professor Martin Cloonan was part of a research group that carried out the world’s first live music census in the United Kingdom in March 2017. The results suggest that small live music venues are facing a number of threats that could affect their long-term future.
Startup! Course the University's First Entrepreneurial Act of the Year
03.05.2016
The Entrepreneurial Act of the Year for the academic year 2015‒2016 at the University of Turku is the Startup! course. The award is €30,000, and the main partner in awarding the act for the academic year 2015‒2016 is TOP Foundation.
Ultrasound Reveals How Speech Sounds Are Formed
11.11.2015
The Department of Phonetics at the University of Turku is the first one in the world to combine both ultrasound technology and research on the evoked potentials of the brain in the development of language education. With the two different methods, researchers are looking for new, more effective ways to teach foreign languages. The research can also have applications in the treatment of speech disorders in the future.