{"id":2161,"date":"2026-04-20T09:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T06:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/?p=2161"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:56:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T06:56:42","slug":"using-active-learning-to-teach-field-terminology-multilingually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/2026\/04\/20\/using-active-learning-to-teach-field-terminology-multilingually\/","title":{"rendered":"Using active learning to teach field terminology multilingually"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2026\/04\/Aalto_University_students_at_campus_30-09-2025_by_Matti_Ahlgren-14-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2026\/04\/Aalto_University_students_at_campus_30-09-2025_by_Matti_Ahlgren-14-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2026\/04\/Aalto_University_students_at_campus_30-09-2025_by_Matti_Ahlgren-14-edited-788x443.jpg 788w, https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2026\/04\/Aalto_University_students_at_campus_30-09-2025_by_Matti_Ahlgren-14-edited-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2026\/04\/Aalto_University_students_at_campus_30-09-2025_by_Matti_Ahlgren-14-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2026\/04\/Aalto_University_students_at_campus_30-09-2025_by_Matti_Ahlgren-14-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2026\/04\/Aalto_University_students_at_campus_30-09-2025_by_Matti_Ahlgren-14-edited-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.aalto.fi\/opit\/files\/2026\/04\/Aalto_University_students_at_campus_30-09-2025_by_Matti_Ahlgren-14-edited-680x382.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aalto University \\ Matti Ahlgren<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of attention has been dedicated to increasing the presence of Finland&#8217;s national languages in teaching recently. When reflecting on, adapting, and implementing multilingual courses, some teachers have noticed added value in treating the correct and consistent use of field-specific terminology across different languages as a skill to be taught. Not only will students benefit from clear, agreed-upon vocabulary within the course, they will also gain exposure to appropriate terms in other languages, which can broaden their professional vocabulary and help international students develop skills in the local languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The resources below explore ways of teaching field terminology multilingually from an active learning perspective, inviting students to participate in creating their courses\u2019 vocabulary banks in the relevant languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this insightful article, you will find interviews with the experiences of two Aalto teachers from different units (School of Engineering and Language Center) who decided to use multilingual glossary-type activities with student contributions in their courses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aalto.fi\/en\/news\/students-learning-field-specific-terminology-through-glossary-tasks\">Students learning field-specific terminology through glossary tasks | Aalto University<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MyCourses has different activity options that support these assignments &#8211; in the page below, you will find some useful tips on how to plan and set up three types of activities as multilingual glossary tasks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aalto.fi\/en\/teachers-handbook\/multilingual-glossaries\">Multilingual glossaries | Aalto University<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aalto University \\ Matti Ahlgren<\/p>\n<p>A lot of attention has been dedicated to increasing the presence of Finland&#8217;s national languages in teaching recently. 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