Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism

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Study or conduct research with us!

Welcome to the Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism (Svefler)!

We do research on Swedish and other languages ​​in Sweden, on multilingual individuals and societies and on interpretation and translation. We offer a wide range of courses and programmes for you who are interested in language and communication in the present and past, language contact or language learning.

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Do you want to learn some Swedish?

Are you an international student or employee at Stockholm University? Our Swedish courses are designed to give a basic comprehension of the Swedish language and culture.

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Welcome to contact us!

Contact information to our staff: Researchers, PhD students, Administration, Management, RALV (The Local Council for Working Environment and Equal Conditions).

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Our courses and programmes

If your are interested in language and communication in the present and past, language contact or language learning, we offer a wide range of courses and programmes at Svefler.

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Our research

At Svefler we conduct research into Swedish and other languages in Sweden, individual and societal multilingualism, and interpreting and translation studies. Common to all our research – regardless of theoretical perspective – is that we in some way explore the relationship between language and humankind.

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We conduct research in Bilingualism, Swedish and Scandinavian Languages, and Translation Studies.

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Our four divisions at the department

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

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