My worklife began in 1969. I
worked as a teacher of English in
Kunnallinen keskikoulu in Jyväskylä. From 1971 till 1991 I was a
teacher of English and a teacher educator in Normaalikoulu at the
University of Jyväskylä. From 1991 till 1995 I completed my
doctoral dissertation in the Department of English, and
simultaneously worked in various jobs there. After that, in 1995, I
returned to my permanent job at Normaalikoulu where I worked till
1996. From that on I moved to the Department of Education at the
University of Jyväskylä. My field was foreign language pedagogy,
particularly English. I was also Deputy Director of the department.
From that permanent job I moved here to the University of Oulu.
I am docent in the Department of Teacher Education at the
University of Jyväskylä. My field is foreign language education.
I am a censor of English at the student matriculation examination
board.