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Hannele Dufva is a Professor at the Department of Languages, University of Jyväskylä. She is currently involved in applying the dialogical theory of language to the research of applied language studies, particularly language learning and language education. Her recent publications include papers on beliefs about language learning, children’s metalinguistic awareness and the dialogical psychology of language. She has also a co-edited (with Pietikäinen and Laihiala-Kankainen) collection of papers on multilingualism and multivoiced identity.

Sari Pietikäinen works as a researcher in the Department of Communication, University of Jyväskylä. Her research interests lie in critical discourse analysis, multilingualism in Sami language contexts and revitalising language practices. She has published articles on critical discourse analysis, media representations of ethnic minorities and discursive construction of Sami identity. She is currently working on a project focusing on the empowerment potential of Sami language media.