Leading interpreter-mediated professional encounters is a highly specialized skill. However, training in tis skill is almost nonexistent in professional education. This project explores how students develop this skill through interprofessional role-plays. The theoretical and methodological framework is based on mediated discourse analysis.
The Samsyn project is based on close cooperation between the research group Intensivsvenska and the Swedish National Agency for Education (Developing the introductory programs at upper secondary school).
Reading development in newly arrived high school students addresses a well-defined educational need: the automatization of decoding in second language learner reading. Decoding is critical for comprehension and therefore for learning.
