Martti Mäkinen

Martti Mäkinen joined Hanken School of Economics' Centre for Languages and Business Communication in 2010. During his years as University Lecturer in English, he has also served as Head of Language Centre, member of Academic and Pedagogical Councils, member of the Language Centre Board, and of late, member of Hanken School of Economics' Board. 

His tuition mainly concerns academic communication and English for Academic Purposes. His research is derived from a corpus linguist's point of view, and he has published on the development of scientific English, learner Academic Writing, and multilingualism in social media and instant messaging. He was the PI of Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland funded project Multilingual Instant Messaging in Finland: WhatsApp in Finnish Swedish digital communication 2022-2025.