International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education

The Early Bird gets the Word: Joy and enthusiasm for early foreign language learning in the learning landscape of the Contextual Pedagogical approach to Learning

How to Cite

Meriläinen, M., & Piispanen, M. (2019). The Early Bird gets the Word: Joy and enthusiasm for early foreign language learning in the learning landscape of the Contextual Pedagogical approach to Learning. International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 12(1), 11–17. Retrieved from https://www.iejee.com/index.php/IEJEE/article/view/828

Author Biography

Maarika Piispanen

Merilainen (Ph.D., ME) working as a university lecture and Piispanen (Ed.D.) working as a university teacher in Kokkola university Consortium Chydenius, in adult teacher training. The main areas of their work in pre-service teacher training studies are linked with the following: pedagogical aspect in pre-primary and primary education, in early language learning, the development of learning environments from the Contextual-pedagogical approach and in art-based methods in elementary school environments.

After our doctoral degrees, we have published many national and international publications concerning teacher training, teaching, learning, future pedagogics, art-based methods in elementary school environments and early language learning.