Research area Bilingualism

At the Centre for Research on Bilingualism, we do research and education in Bilingualism. Our research focuses on multilingualism and society, the bilingual individual, and Swedish as a second language. We provide education at the undergraduate level, advanced level, and postgraduate level.


Multilingualism and society

In research on multilingualism and society, bi-/multilingualism are studied as a social phenomenon, both in multilingual Sweden and elsewhere in the world. Issues of globalization and transnational multilingualism are central to this research.

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Swedish as a second language

Swedish as a second language is a multifaceted research area with high social relevance. Within this area, we conduct research on the multilingualism of children, young people and adults, language development and language use in school and other formal and informal educational contexts, in workplaces and in society.

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The bilingual individual

In research on the bilingual individual, bi-/multilingualism is investigated in situations of informal language acquisition in authentic language environments as well as in formal language learning in classrooms. This is done from both cognitive and social perspectives.

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