معرفی
Marina Bendtsen is a University Lecturer at Åbo Akademi University's Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Department of Education. She specializes in language education, continuing professional development for teachers, and cross-disciplinary teaching strategies. Her research focuses on sustainable teacher development, multilingual pedagogy, and educational equity.
Projects:
- Principal Investigator of KalejdoSPRÅK 2022-2025 (2022–2025), funded by Svenska kulturfonden, Aktiastiftelsen i Vasa, and Aktia Stiftelsen
- Co-Principal Investigator of ASM: All languages included! (2018–2022)
Research Interests: Her work explores teacher empowerment, cross-lingual collaboration in education, and innovative teaching methodologies. Recent projects include analyzing language teaching practices in Finland-Swedish schools and developing frameworks for transcurricular teaching. She emphasizes the role of video games in tandem language learning and sustainable professional growth for educators.
Professional Activities:
- Peer reviewer for Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research and Teaching and Teacher Education
- Presenter at international conferences on topics like learner engagement and cross-language collaboration
Labs/Teams: Involved in collaborative research groups focused on multilingual education and teacher development initiatives at Åbo Akademi.
