Dr Janne Skaffari is a lecturer at the Department of English, University of Turku, Finland. He teaches grammar, the history of English, oral communication and various linguistically and/or historically oriented courses. In his research he focuses on language contacts and medieval English; another major interest is descriptive grammar as taught in higher education. Janne is the author of Studies in Early Middle English Loanwords: Norse and French Influences, and a number of articles. Moreover, he is the co-editor of Instructional Writing in English, Opening Windows on Texts and Discourses of the Past, Discourse Perspectives on English: Medieval and Modern, and The Language of the Peterborough Chronicle.		Teaching Research Bio Contact Department University Suomeksi