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Lindgren, Josefin – First Language, 2019
This article reports results from a longitudinal study from age 4 to 7 of comprehension and production of narrative macrostructure in Swedish monolingual children (N = 17). "Baby Birds/Baby Goats" from the Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives (LITMUS-MAIN) were used to elicit narratives and ask comprehension questions at age…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Language Acquisition, Swedish, Language Processing
Sylvén, Liss Kerstin, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2019
This book provides a rich and unique longitudinal account of content and language integrated learning (CLIL). The chapters report on the findings from a large-scale, three-year research project undertaken at senior high school level in Sweden. The ecological perspective, with quantitative and qualitative methods, gives voice to both learners and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, High Schools, English (Second Language)
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Bolton, Kingsley; Kuteeva, Maria – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2012
In recent years, universities across Europe have increasingly adopted the use of English as an academic lingua franca. Our article discusses current trends in Swedish higher education by presenting the results of a large-scale survey on the use of English conducted at Stockholm University. The survey involved 668 staff and 4524 students and…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, English for Academic Purposes, Social Sciences, Foreign Countries