Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism
About the department
Welcome to the Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism!
At the department we do research on and teach the subjects Bilingualism, Scandinavian languages, Swedish, Swedish as a foreign language, Swedish as a second language, and Translation studies (interpreting and translation). We also give Tisus (Test in Swedish for university and college studies).
We do research on bilingualism and multilingualism and provide courses at basic level, advanced level and postgraduate level. Second language and bilingualism is one of Stockholm University's leading research areas.
Institute for Interpreting and Translation Studies (TÖI)
We do research on and teach about translation and interpretation in a multilingual society. We train interpreters and translators to meet Sweden’s needs, by direct commission from the government.
Swedish and Scandinavian Languages
We do research on and teach about Swedish in the past as well as in our time, and we also teach Danish and Norwegian.
Swedish as a Foreign Language
We provide language skills training courses in Swedish as a foreign language, for second language speakers, for international students and employees at SU. We also provide Tisus.
Tisus
Tisus is a test in Swedish for university studies regarding Swedish language proficiency. It is given twice a year in Sweden and abroad.
Klara Skogmyr Marian has been promoted to Associated Professor in Bilingualism at Stockholm University. The Centre for Research on Bilingualism / Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism congratulates her!
Luana Candido Fleury, master's student in spring 2023 at the Centre for Research on Bilingualism, has been awarded the ASLA 2024 Prize for best master's thesis: "Can algorithms translate the world? A digital discourse analysis of Google Translate’s algorithmic agency in the translation of news reports."
The Anna Ahlström and Ellen Terserus Foundation for PhD's has decided to award Natalia Volvach at Stockholm University a two-year research scholarship for Doctor of Philosophy 2024–2025: Ukrainian Voices in Sweden. "Countering Voicelessness: Lived experiences of language among war refugees from Ukraine in Sweden".
Institute for Interpreting and Translation Studies
Aleksandra Adler and Laura Babcock at the Institute for Interpreting and Translation Studies are two out of four researchers at Stockholm University to receive time grant from Stockholm University Brain Imaging Center (SUBIC).
