Sofia Kotilainen

Sofia Kotilainen

Grant researcher, doctoral degree
Unit
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department / Division
Centre for Applied Language Studies
Room number
Mobile
+358503014188
Postal address
Mattilanniemi 2
Fields of science
615 History and Archaeology
6121 Languages
616 Other humanities
516 Educational sciences

Biography

PhD (Finnish History), Docent (Adjunct Professor, Finnish History, Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥, Cultural History, University of Turku and onomastics, University of Helsinki), MSSc (Economics and Business Administration), MSSc (Political Science).

Researcher, university teacher and non-fiction writer. Project researcher in the Centre for Applied Language Studies (CALS) at the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥. 

Part-Time Teacher of Finnish language academic writing, research process / project skills and writing communication in Movi (and Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius). I teach the students of different faculties from freshmen to doctoral researchers. I also evaluate Maturity Exams.

Research interests

Research interests: academic writing, applied linguistics, cultural history, higher education, history of education, family and kin networks, literacy skills, name-giving practices, pedagogy, personal names.

Member of these research networks:
New Trends in Nordic Socio-onomastics, People's Names Research Network, Early Modern Morals Research Center.

Publications

Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Driving and embracing change : learning and teaching languages and communication in higher education
Riikonen, Jonna
Kotilainen, Sofia
Publication
2024

Viispiikkinen
Kotilainen, Sofia
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Nordic Journal of Educational History
Kotilainen, Sofia
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Kirjallisuudentutkimuksen aikakauslehti Avain
Kotilainen, Sofia
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

New trends in Nordic Socio-onomastics -blog
Kotilainen, Sofia
Publication
2023

Viispiikkinen
Kotilainen, Sofia
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Kirkko, papisto ja yhteiskunta 1600–1800
Kotilainen, Sofia
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

New trends in Nordic Socio-onomastics -blog
Kotilainen, Sofia
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Ennen ja nyt
Kotilainen, Sofia
Publication
2022
Available through Open Access

New trends in Nordic Socio-onomastics -blog
Kotilainen, Sofia