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Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism

Research

Centres and other units

Centre for Research on Bilingualism, Institute of Interpreting and Translation Studies (TÖI), Swedish and Scandinavian Languages, Swedish as a Foreign Language.

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Higher seminars and colloquia

At our Higher seminars and colloquia, invited scholars and members of the faculty present their research. They are usually held in Swedish.

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Conferences, symposia and workshops

We arrange/co-arrange national and international conferences, symposia and workshops. Most of them are held in Swedish, some in English.

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Research projects

We have lots of ongoing projects in Swedish and Scandinavian Languages, in Bilingualism and in Translation Studies.

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Publications

Botanize among our recent publications in Swedish and Scandinavian Langugages, Swedish as a Foreign Language, Bilingualism, Interpreting and Translation.

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News

Centre for Research on Bilingualism

Hej, hello, hola: Does your personality change when you speak another language?

You’re more serious in Swedish, outgoing in English and funnier in French. Could it be true? Whether you’ve noticed it or not, research suggests yes, our personalities can shift depending on the language we are speaking. Your attitude to a language and the cultural values you place on it play a part in how you label your personality when speaking that language, say experts at Stockholm University.

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Calendar

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February

Seminar

Centre for Research on Bilingualism

Higher sem. Biling. Tim Roberts: The underlying contextual factors of bilingual [...]

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Higher seminar in Bilingualism. The underlying contextual factors of bilingual language practices in Swedish-English families. Tim Roberts, English Linguistics, Karlstad University.

Centre for Research on Bilingualism

Higher sem. Biling. Tim Roberts: The underlying contextual factors of bilingual [...]

Higher seminar in Bilingualism. The underlying contextual factors of bilingual language practices in Swedish-English families. Tim Roberts, English Linguistics, Karlstad University.

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February

Thesis defence

Centre for Research on Bilingualism

Defence of doctoral thesis. Natalia Volvach: From Words to Voids

Defence of doctoral thesis. Natalia Volvach: From Words to Voids - Read the full article

Natalia Volvach will defend her doctoral thesis in Bilingualism: From Words to Voids: Absencing and Haunting in Crimean Semiotic Landscapes. The defence is public and free of charge and will be held in English. Centre for Research on Bilingualism, Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism at Stockholm University.

Centre for Research on Bilingualism

Defence of doctoral thesis. Natalia Volvach: From Words to Voids

Natalia Volvach will defend her doctoral thesis in Bilingualism: From Words to Voids: Absencing and Haunting in Crimean Semiotic Landscapes. The defence is public and free of charge and will be held in English. Centre for Research on Bilingualism, Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism at Stockholm University.

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February

Seminar

Centre for Research on Bilingualism

Higher sem. Biling. Lasse Vuorsola: [Title will follow]

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Higher seminar in Bilingualism. Lasse Vuorsola, Ph.D. at Department of Slavic and Baltic Studies, Finnish, Dutch and German.

Centre for Research on Bilingualism

Higher sem. Biling. Lasse Vuorsola: [Title will follow]

Higher seminar in Bilingualism. Lasse Vuorsola, Ph.D. at Department of Slavic and Baltic Studies, Finnish, Dutch and German.

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March

Seminar

Centre for Research on Bilingualism

Higher sem. Biling. Julia Hofweber: [Title will follow]

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Higher seminar in Bilingualism. Julia Hofweber, PhD at the Department of Psychology at University College London (UCL) and Department of Psychology at Northeastern University London, England.

Centre for Research on Bilingualism

Higher sem. Biling. Julia Hofweber: [Title will follow]

Higher seminar in Bilingualism. Julia Hofweber, PhD at the Department of Psychology at University College London (UCL) and Department of Psychology at Northeastern University London, England.

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