Karin Joelsson

Lecturer

I am a university lecturer and teach several courses in Swedish as a second language. I also work as a language tutor in the Language Workshop.

I am a trained teacher in several subjects, including Swedish and Swedish as a second language for the later stages of primary school and high school. In addition to my teacher training, I am also a special education teacher specializing in language, reading, and writing development. Here at LiU, I teach several courses in Swedish as a second language and work as a language tutor in the Language Workshop.

Current

The National Center for Swedish as a Second Language (Nationellt centrum för svenska som andraspråk) has interviewed me and will publish an article in their December newsletter. The article discusses how mother tongue instruction can support the literacy development of low-educated adults who are not yet literate. The content of the article is based partly on a development report written in a 2023 development project funded by SPSM (Specialpedagogiska skolmyndigheten) and partly on an ongoing thesis work in Swedish as a second language. Read the article here.

Organisation

Division for Swedish as a Second Language, Rhetoric and Language Support (SAROS)

We offer pedagogical guidance and skills development as well as help to improve the academic language and oral or written presentation.

Department of Culture and Society (IKOS)

At the Department of Culture and Society (IKOS), social sciences and the humanities gather in environments where research and education work together.

Studenthuset on Campus Valla in Linköping

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