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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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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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Institute for Interpreting and Translation Studies

Higher sem. TÖI. Giada Brighi: Marie Franzos (1870–1941): Independent, committed, successful

Marie Franzos (1870–1941): Independent, committed, successful. Translator, agent and cultural mediator of Swedish literature in German around 1900. Giada Brighi, PhD student in Translation studies.

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Calendar

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December

Thesis defence

Centre for Research on Bilingualism

Defence of Doctoral thesis. L. Holmes: Of Ethics and Multilingualism in Internationalising Academia

Defence of Doctoral thesis. L. Holmes: Of Ethics and Multilingualism in Internationalising Academia - Read the full article

Luke Holmes will defend his thesis in Bilingualism: Of Ethics and Multilingualism in Internationalising Academia. Ethical Events in Swedish University Life. 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. L. Holmes: Of Ethics and Multilingualism in Internationalising Academia

Luke Holmes will defend his thesis in Bilingualism: Of Ethics and Multilingualism in Internationalising Academia. Ethical Events in Swedish University Life. 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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December

Seminar

Centre for Research on Bilingualism

Plenary for Mini-Conference: Advanced Linguistic Ethnography?

Plenary for Mini-Conference: Advanced Linguistic Ethnography? - Read the full article

PhD Course in the Faculty of Humanities Research School. Ben Rampton, professor at King's College London. Can we really talk about ‘advanced’ linguistic ethnography, and if so, what does it look like? This paper offers quite a personal view of training programmes, PhDs, interdisciplinary relationships and academic career structures.

Centre for Research on Bilingualism

Plenary for Mini-Conference: Advanced Linguistic Ethnography?

PhD Course in the Faculty of Humanities Research School. Ben Rampton, professor at King's College London. Can we really talk about ‘advanced’ linguistic ethnography, and if so, what does it look like? This paper offers quite a personal view of training programmes, PhDs, interdisciplinary relationships and academic career structures.

Plenary for Mini-Conference: Advanced Linguistic Ethnography? - Read the full article
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