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Bilingualism

At the Centre for Research on Bilingualism, we do research and education in Bilingualism. Our research focuses on multilingualism and society, the bilingual individual, and Swedish as a second language. We provide education at the undergraduate level, advanced level, and postgraduate level.

Multilingualism and society

In research on multilingualism and society, bi-/multilingualism are studied as a social phenomenon, both in multilingual Sweden and elsewhere in the world. Issues of globalization and transnational multilingualism are central to this research.

Multilingualism and society

Map Sweden multi cultural. Photo: Aviator_STR, MostPhotos

Swedish as a second language

Bilingualism (also multilingualism) refers to the phenomenon that more than one language is mastered by the individual or used in society. Bilingualism research is the interdisciplinary study of this phenomenon in all its complexity.

Swedish as a second language

Barn läser böcker i ett bibliotek. Foto: LightField. MostPhotos

The bilingual individual

In research on the bilingual individual, bi-/multilingualism is studied primarily as a cognitive phenomenon, both in informal language acquisition in authentic language environments and in formal language learning in classrooms.

The bilingual individual

Students with EEG caps in a lab. Photo: Jens Olof Lasthein