Teaching Swedish as a Second Language in the Early School Years
Course, Bachelor's level, 5NS267
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Spring 2027 Spring 2027, Uppsala, 100%, On-campus, Swedish
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 100%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 18 January 2027–6 June 2027
- Language of instruction
- Swedish
- Entry requirements
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General entry requirements
- Selection
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Final school grades (60%) - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (40%)
- Fees
- If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 49,500
- Total tuition fee: SEK 49,500
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2026
- Application code
- UU-05648
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 21 December 2026–17 January 2027
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
This course is for those who want to enhance their competence in teaching in a multilingual classroom. In this course, you will learn about how multilingualism functions on both a societal and individual level, and how policies and language planning influence language use in education and society. You will identify and discuss linguistic variation and attitudes towards linguistic diversity.
A big part of the course focuses on how the Swedish language is constructed in relation to other languages and what is particularly challenging to learn, both grammatically and phonetically, as well as how to assess a developing language. Furthermore, you will study how the acquisition of a second language occurs and what factors influence the process. The course also covers models for multilingual education, and the subject of Swedish as a second language is discussed from a historical and international perspective. You will read research articles that examine and describe methods for teaching multilingual children and practice making didactically sound choices regarding teaching materials. The course will broaden your competence to work with children from diverse backgrounds.