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Linus SalöProfessor

About me

I am Professor, Research Leader and Director of PhD Studies at the Centre for Research on Bilingualism. Engaging broadly with language policy, ideology and practice, my work spans the gamut from language issues and phenomena in academia to mother tongue instruction and the impact of the humanities in wider society (see Research and Publications below – see also my Researchgate).

I have currently the following engagements

In addition, I am Thesis Advisor for Scarlett Mannish (lead, 2022–), Centre for Research on Bilingualism, for Klara Müller (Division of History of Science, Technology and Environment, KTH Royal Institute of Technology) on her project about quality cultures in the humanities (2021–), and for Matthew Glass (Jönköing University). I am also affiated with the SEC research group (Sociology of Education and Culture) at Uppsala University.

Teaching

I teach and supervise at all levels: from undergraduates to the PhD Studies Program. Fall 2024 and spring 2025, I plan on teaching (at least partially) the folloing courses: Bilingualism from a Disciplinary and History of Ideas Perspective (2024, PhD level), Bilingualism in Society (2024, MA level), Critical Sociolinguistic Approaches to Bi- and Multilingualism Studies (2025, MA level) and Advanced Studies in Sociolinguistic Approaches to Bi- and Multilingualism (2025, MA level).

Broadly, my teaching deals with the sociolinguistics of multilingualism, history of thought in bilingualism research, language politics and ideology, and bilingual education. Another theme is methodological approaches within such research areas. Courses taught over the last ten years include:

Rethinking methodology in Language and Literature Educational Research, Ethical Research Design for a Postdigital and Globalized Era, Bilingualism from an Education Perspective, Sociolinguistic Research on Multilingualism, Bilingualism from a Field/Subject and Historical Perspective, Critical Sociolinguistic Approaches to Bi- and Multilingualism Studies, Advanced Studies in Sociolinguistic Approaches to Bi- and Multilingualism, Thesis Course in Swedish as a Second Language, Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Multilingualism, Society, Culture and Industry in a Historical Perspective, Text analysis and Multimodality, Discourse and Pragmatics in Professional Life, Sociolinguistic and Sociopolitical approaches to Multilingualism, Bilingualism in Society, Oral and Written Communication in Health Communication, Educational Science, Organization and steering in the Public Sphere.

Research

I am active in a number of fields, including sociolinguistics,  bi/multilingualism, language policy, linguistic anthropology, science studies (history, sociology and sociolinguistics of science), and sociology of knowledge and education. First and foremost, my work deals with language policy and multilingualism in society. This includes historical enquiries into the education of linguistic minorities and other matters pertaining to minority language policy. Another bedrock knowledge interest is the sociolinguistics of science in the era of internationalization, as unfolding within publishing language, language of instruction and workplace discourse. Within science studies, I also take an interest in science–society interaction, practices of research evaluation, knowledge impact and knowledge politics of the humanities.

Publications (all types)

2024: peer reviewed and other scientific 

2024: debate, outreach, science communication 

2023: peer reviewed and other scientific 

2023: debate, outreach, science communication 

2022: peer reviewed and other scientific  

2022: debate, outreach, science communication 

2021: peer reviewed and other scientific  

2021: debate, outreach, science communication 

2020: peer reviewed and other scientific  

2020: debate, outreach, science communication 

2019–2010

Research projects

Humanities in Transition

This project endeavors to map landscapes of humanities research in Sweden. It sets out to explore, on the one hand, trends and patterns of publishing and, on the other, ways on which research policy impacts on the humanities in Sweden as compared to the situation in other countries.

Blue and green River delta, Humboldt Bay, California.
Language, Globalization, and the Nation

This workshop series, The Joint Committee for Nordic research councils in the Humanities and Social Sciences, explores how changing language practices and language ideologies are linked to the discursive (re/de)construction of the nation state and national identities in Denmark, Norway and Sweden in the time leading up to and following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research
Making Universities Matter

Within this knowledge platform – funded by Vinnova – we set out to understand how universities arrange their activities and how they are aligned with different interests in society.

Research
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