The ELFA Project


Contact information

Department of Modern Languages
English Philology
P.O. Box 24 (Unioninkatu 40 B)
FI-00014 University of Helsinki
Finland

Project director:

Professor Anna Mauranen
Dean, Faculty of the Humanities
University of Helsinki
anna.mauranen(at)helsinki.fi

Researchers:

Ray Carey
University of Helsinki
ray.carey(at)helsinki.fi

Henrik Hakala
University of Helsinki
henrik.hakala(at)helsinki.fi

Niina Hynninen
University of Helsinki
niina.hynninen(at)helsinki.fi

Maria Metsä-Ketelä
University of Tampere
maria.metsa-ketela(at)uta.fi

Diane Pilkinton-Pihko
University of Helsinki and Aalto University School of Science
diane.pilkinton-pihko(at)aalto.fi

Elina Ranta
University of Tampere
elina.ranta(at)uta.fi

Dr. Anna Solin
University of Helsinki
anna.solin(at)helsinki.fi

Jaana Suviniitty
University of Helsinki and Aalto University School of Chemical Technology
jaana.suviniitty(at)aalto.fi

Current master's students:

Jani Ahtiainen
University of Helsinki
jani.ahtiainen(at)helsinki.fi

Netta Hirvensalo
University of Helsinki
netta.hirvensalo(at)helsinki.fi

Kirsi Turunen
University of Helsinki
kirsi.turunen(at)helsinki.fi

News

  • The compilation of a database of written academic ELF (WrELFA) has started! Read more here!
  • The ELFA Text Corpus is now available for research! Read more here!
  • Check out Journal of Pragmatics (2011, Vol. 43, No. 4) for recent research on ELF
  • Now published: Helsinki English Studies Special Issue on English as a Lingua Franca!
  • New project on Global English (GlobE) continues the ELF theme
  • Check out English for Specific Purposes (2010, Vol. 29, No. 3) for recent research on ELF
  • ELF Forum 2008 thematic volume published: English as a Lingua Franca: Studies and Findings edited by Mauranen A. & Ranta E. → go to publisher's site