Arja Piirainen-Marsh

Professor, Emerita
Unit
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department / Division
Department of Language and Communication Studies
Fields of science
6121 Languages

Biography

Professor 

Department of Language and Communication Studies 

English 

Research interests

My research focuses on language, social interaction and embodied action in a variety of everyday settings. I use video-based methods and apply multimodal conversation analysis to investigate the details of language use and interaction in authentic situations and environments. I have done research on language learning as interactional activity in classrooms, everyday interactions at home and work, and digital environments. My studies have focused on young people's language practices and interaction with video games, adult learners' interaction in service encounters and work related settings.

Publications

Publication
2025
Available through Open Access

Research on Language and Social interaction.
Lilja, Niina
Svennevig, Jan
Jokipohja, Anna-Kaisa
Piirainen-Marsh, Arja
Eilola, Laura
Eskildsen, Søren
Gudmundsen, Jenny
Härmävaara, Hanna-Ilona
Poikonen, Joona
Schümchen, Nathalie
Urbanik, Pawel
Wagner, Johannes
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Language and Communication.
Piirainen-Marsh, Arja
Olbertz-Siitonen, Margarethe
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Kielikoulutus mukana muutoksessa. AFinLA-teema. Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistys ry.
Lilja, Niina
Eilola, Laura
Jokipohja, Anna-Kaisa
Piirainen-Marsh, Arja
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Prologi : viestinnän ja vuorovaikutuksen tieteellinen aikakauslehti.
Olbertz-Siitonen, Margarethe
Piirainen-Marsh, Arja
Publication
2022
Available through Open Access

Social Interaction.
Piirainen-Marsh, Arja
Lilja, Niina
Wind Eskildsen, Søren
Publication
2022
Available through Open Access

Modern Language Journal.
Piirainen-Marsh, Arja
Lilja, Niina
Publication
2022
Available through Open Access

The Routledge Handbook of Language Learning and Teaching Beyond the Classroom.
Piirainen-Marsh, Arja
Lilja, Niina
Publication
2022
Available through Open Access

Social Interaction.
Lilja, Niina
Piirainen-Marsh, Arja
Publication
2022
Available through Open Access

Social Interaction. University of Copenhagen.
Arja Piirainen-Marsh, Arja
Lilja, Niina
Wind Eskildsen, Søren
Publication
2022

Katso kuule koulua. Vastapaino.
Piirainen-Marsh, Arja
Kääntä, Leila