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Nordic Speech Research Forum

The Nordic Speech Research Forum convenes online to hear about and discuss interesting ongoing work in the broad area of speech research. Invited speakers mainly represent Nordic scholars at different career stages. The talks (30–40 mins) will be followed by free discussion in a relaxed atmosphere.

The Nordic Speech Research Forum convenes online to hear about and discuss interesting ongoing work in the broad area of speech research. Invited speakers mainly represent Nordic scholars at different career stages. We convene once a month on varying weekdays and times. The talks (30–40 mins) are followed by free discussion in a relaxed atmosphere.

One year anniversary of the webinar series was celebrated in January 2025 by special guest webinar by Professor Tracey Derwing, University of Alberta and our program for 2025 is full of interesting speakers. Follow https://jyu.fi/nsrf for updates. Please join us at https://jyufi.zoom.us/j/65558081185 and feel free to spread the word!

Please note that the webinars are scheduled in Helsinki time; be sure to check how your time zone relates to Helsinki. If you add the event to your electronic calendar, the time changes automatically to your own time zone.

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The Nordic Speech Research Forum is organized by the Speech and Speech Research Special Interest Group of the Finnish Association for Applied Linguistics (AFinLA) and the Nordic Network for L2 Pronunciation (NNL2P). The current coordinators are Riikka Ullakonoja (University of Jyväskylä) and Elina Vasu (University of Tampere). For 2024 and 2025, the forum has received funding from the Finnish Association for Applied Linguistics through its Speech and Speech Research Special Interest Group.