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View of Skeppsbron at The Old Town. Only 15 minutes away by metro. Photo: Ola Ericson About us
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Application available for international students on 18 October. (Photo: Niklas Björling) Courses second cycle
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Information for students and staff about the coronavirus
Distance learning from 18 March (see the Uni main site)
High Court, South Africa, in English, Afrikaans and Xhosa. Photo: Caroline Kerfoot
Sign outside the High Court, South Africa, in English, Afrikaans and Xhosa. Photo: Staff/students

    Welcome to the Centre for Research on Bilingualism!

    Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition is one of the leading research areas at Stockholm University. Research at the Centre for Research on Bilingualism covers a number of profile areas, such as:

    • Second language acquisition/Swedish as a second language
    • Minority languages, language policy and language ideology in Sweden and elsewhere
    • Advanced second language acquisition and use
    • First language attrition and reactivation
    • Language and thought in bilinguals
    • Transnational multilingualism
    • Multilingualism and education in the Global South
    • Bilingual development, bilingual school programs, second language teaching, literacy
    • Young people’s language and language use in multilingual contexts

    The Centre also offers a wide variety of introductory and advanced courses as well as a full PhD programme in Bilingualism.

    Juristernas hus (The Lawyers' House). Photo: Agneta Hollström

    Recent Developments in Bilingualism and Multilingualism Research. A one-day symposium on 17 Dec.

    On the Occasion of 40 Years of Organized Bilingualism Research at Stockholm University (1981–2021): Recent Developments in Bilingualism and Multilingualism Research. A one-day symposium.

    Recent Developments in Bilingualism and Multilingualism Research
    NCB12

    The 12th Nordic Conference on Bilingualism (NCB12) has been postponed indefinitely

    We regret to announce that due to the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, the 12th Nordic Conference on Bilingualism (NCB12) has been postponed indefinitely. New dates will be decided when the situation has gone back to normal and world-wide travel restrictions are lifted.

    Please read more about e.g. planning and abstracts
    HT21 hösttermin 2021 /autumn semester 2021

    Both distance and campus learning at the Department in autumn of 2021

    The teaching at Centre for Research on Bilingualism, Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism will continue to be mainly online during the first part of the autumn semester. There will only be a few opportunities for teaching and examination on campus during the first half of spring. Please read our FAQ: Questions and answers.

    Autumn 2021 (HT21)
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    Information for students and staff about the coronavirus

    Information on the coronavirus in relation to Stockholm University's activities is updated continuously.

    More about the teaching at the Department

    Q&A on the coronavirus for newly admitted students (the main Uni site)

    Information on the main Uni site
    Boktrave

    Our recent publications

    The whole department Svefler: Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism

    Bilingualism | Interpreting/Translation Studies | Swedish/Scandinavian Languages

    News

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    Events calendar (mostly in Swedish)

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    The Multilingualism Laboratory
    Conference NBC12