I studied English and German at the University of Tampere, Finland and received my teaching degree in both languages in 2016. Furthermore, I completed a specialication programme in technical communication and in German-Finnish translation during my studies, in addition to the pedagogical studies. My main interest still lies in teaching English as a Foreign Language.
I have gained practical experience in project coordination in the field of translation and in teaching English in Finnish primary and secondary schools.

My interests in research and teaching include

• Plurilingualism in language education
• Sociocultural Theory in SLA
• Early (foreign) language learning
• Task-based language learning and teaching
• Language policies towards minority languages in the school context
• Translanguaging as a pedagogical approach
• Teaching English in plurilingual and pluricultural contexts

Publications

Lämsä-Schmidt, Hanna. (in-progress). Multilingual repertoire in the English classroom at a primary school: A sociocultural study of peer interaction. University of Potsdam. (PhD thesis)

Lämsä-Schmidt, Hanna. (2024). Translanguaging-to-learn during collaborative dialogue in task-based interaction: The potential of utilizing Arabic as a heritage language for additional language learning. Critical Multilingualism Studies, 11, 351-393. https://cms.arizona.edu/index.php/multilingual/article/view/280/344

Lämsä-Schmidt, Hanna. (2024). Working Against the Monolingual Norms of TEFL at the Primary School Level. In A.F. Selvi, C. Kocaman (Eds.), International Perspectives on Critical English Language Teacher Education: Theory and Practice. Bloomsbury.

Lämsä, Hanna & Roos, Jana. (2018). Translanguaging: an opportunity to promote plurilingualism. Grundschulmagazin Englisch2, p. 37-38. Accessible from www.oldenbourg-klick.de/zeitschriften/grundschulmagazin-englisch/2018-2/translanguaging

Lämsä, Hanna. (2016). Verfahren der Berücksichtigung migrationsbedingter Mehrsprachigkeit im finnischen Fremdsprachenunterricht: Ergebnisse einer Befragung finnischer FremdsprachenlehrerInnen. (MA thesis in the minor subject)